Demyelinating polyradiculoneuritis following Coxiella burnetti infection (Q fever).
Neurological complications of Coxiella burnetii infection (Q fever) are rare, although the occurrence of headache, paresthesias, and transient focal deficits has been reported. We report the case of a patient with a relapsing demyelinating polyradiculoneuritis as an aftermath of C. burnetti endocarditis and pneumonia.
Bonetti
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Istituto di Neurologia, Università di Verona.
Monaco
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Ferrari
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Tezzon
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Rizzuto
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D000368:Aged; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology