ReviewBMJ case reports2014
Two rare manifestations of Q fever: splenic and hepatic abscesses and cerebral venous thrombosis, with literature review ma non troppo.
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- Giant infected splenic pseudocyst complicated by rupture in a patient with chronic Q fever.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- A Comprehensive Review of the Mechanisms of Human Q Fever: Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Macular Rash as a Presenting Symptom of Acute Q Fever: A Case Report.Case reports in infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Coxiella burnetii: international pathogen of mystery.Microbes and infection · 2020Review
- In the Search of Potential Serodiagnostic Proteins to Discriminate Between Acute and Chronic Q Fever in Humans. Some Promising Outcomes.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020Article
- Splenic Abscess in Immunocompetent Patients Managed Primarily without Splenectomy: A Series of 7 Cases.The Permanente journal · 2017Article
- From Q Fever to Coxiella burnetii Infection: a Paradigm Change.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2017Review
- A fatal case of disseminated chronic Q fever: a case report and brief review of the literature.Infection · 2016Review
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Abstract
Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. It often manifests as a flu-like syndrome; other common manifestations are pneumonia, hepatitis and endocarditis. Its course may be acute or chronic. The authors present two clinical cases of Q fever with rare manifestations. Case 1: A 55-year-old man admitted due to abdominal pain, diarrhoea and fever. Blood tests showed elevated transaminases, low platelets and elevated C reactive protein, with normal white cell counts; abdominal ultrasound showed splenic and hepatic abscesses. Serologies to C burnetii were positive (1:640), leading to the diagnosis of Q fever with splenic and hepatic abscesses. Case 2: A 47-year-old man admitted due to headache after sneezing, with unstable gait and vertigo. A brain tomography showed cerebral venous thrombosis. After an exhaustive investigation, antibodies to C burnetii were found and were undoubtedly positive (1:5120), leading to the diagnosis of Q fever. Both patients were treated with oral doxycycline.
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