[Severe pneumonia, intracranial infection, and reversible splenial lesion syndrome caused by chlamydia psittacosis infection].

A patient with severe pneumonia, central nervous system infection, and reversible splenial lesion syndrome was described in this article. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and cerebrospinal fluid revealed chlamydia psittacosis. After treatment with minocycline, the patient was cured. His respiratory and neurological symptoms all disappeared.