title: Acute Q fever: first case report in Taiwan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans General Hospital at Kaohsiung, Taiwan R.O.C.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology