Acute Q fever: first case report in Taiwan.
A 70-year-old retired fisherman presented with fever, chills and headache for four days. The clinical presentation was mild, including a self-limiting fever, pneumonia and elevated liver enzyme levels. Acute Q fever was proved by a four-fold rise of phase II IgG antibodies. Interestingly, the man denied any animal contact or travelling over the past year. This case may suggest that Q fever should be added to the list of differential diagnoses for acute febrile disease in Taiwan.
Wang
J H
JH
Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans General Hospital at Kaohsiung, Taiwan R.O.C.
Wang
Y H
YH
Cheng
D L
DL
Liu
Y C
YC
Yen
M Y
MY
Chen
Y S
YS
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology