title: [Coxiella burnetti pleuropericarditis].
abstract: We report here a case of acute fever with pleuropericarditis and high levels of Coxiella burnetti antibodies (phase II), excluding other possible etiologies. Complete recovery occurred with the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents combined with tetracycline.
authors.affiliation: Service de réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier de Valenciennes, France.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Moughabghab
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fenides
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woelffle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Socolovsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D004318:Doxycycline
vernacular_title: Pleuropéricardite à Coxiella burnetti.