Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms of CAP commonly include:
- dyspnea
- coughing that produces greenish or yellow sputum
- a high fever that may be accompanied with sweating, chills, and uncontrollable shaking
- sharp or stabbing chest pain
- rapid, shallow breathing that is often painful
Less common symptoms include:
- the coughing up of blood (hemoptysis)
- headaches (including migraine headaches)
- loss of appetite
- excessive fatigue
- blueness of the skin (cyanosis)
- nausea
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- joint pain (arthralgia)
- muscle aches (myalgia)
The manifestations of pneumonia, like those for many conditions, might not be typical in older people. They might instead experience:
- new or worsening confusion
- hypothermia
- falls*
Additional symptoms for infants could include:
- being overly sleepy
- yellowing of the skin (jaundice)
- difficulties feeding
Read more about this topic: Community-acquired Pneumonia
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