Lymphocytic meningitis as the sole manifestation of Q fever.
A young man who presented with a 3 week history of fever and severe headache accompanied by mild leukocytosis, was found to have lymphocytic meningitis due to Coxiella burnetti. Thus, Q fever can present as lymphocytic (aseptic) meningitis responsive to tetracycline with no evidence of pulmonary involvement.
Schattner
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Department of Medicine A, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
Kushnir
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M
Zhornicky
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T
Fenakel
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G
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications*