The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by ornithosis:
Respiratory system (J00-J99)
- Atypical pneumonia (pneumonia).
- Hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
Cardiovascular system (I00-I99)
- Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle).
- Pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardium)
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
- Sepsis (blood poisoning)
