Q Fever Vertebral Osteomyelitis Complicating Vertebroplasty

Q Fever Vertebral Osteomyelitis Complicating Vertebroplasty

Query (Q) fever is a zoonotic bacterial infection caused by Coxiella burnetii. In a minority of patients, chronic disease can occur after acute infection. Endocarditis and infections of aneurysms or vascular prostheses are the most common forms of chronic Q fever in adults. We report a case of an el...

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Main Authors: Karina Dorfman, Ayelet Eran, Nesrin Ghanem-Zoubi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2021-01-01
Series:Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
Subjects:
q fever
coxiella burnetii
paravertebral abscess
vertebral osteomyelitis
Online Access:https://www.rmmj.org.il/issues/48/1168/manuscript

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