Large vessel vasculitis in a patient with acute Q-fever: A case report

Large vessel vasculitis in a patient with acute Q-fever: A case report

Q fever is a zoonosis caused by the rickettsial organism Coxiella burnetii. Infection has an acute course, usually with a self-limited febrile illness and the possibility of the evaluation to a chronic course with endocardial involvement. The presence of autoantibodies and various autoimmune disorde...

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Main Authors: Fotini Baziaka, Ilias Karaiskos, Lamprini Galani, Eleftheria Barmpouti, Stilianos Konstantinidis, George Kitas, Helen Giamarellou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Coxiella burnetii infection
Q fever
Vasculitis
FDG-PET scan
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250914000237

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