Transient severe hypoplastic anemia in Q fever.
A case of severe transient marrow hypoplasia as a complication of Q fever is described. This caused marked thrombocytopenia and anemia. The patient recovered fully over the period of 1 wk. The initial marrow showed severe hypoplasia. The subsequent regenerating marrow showed numerous epithelioid granulomas one of which had a characteristic fibrin ring.
D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology