Q fever mimicking herpetic encephalitis.
We describe a patient with temporal lobe encephalitis associated with primary Coxiella burnetii infection who presented with CT and MRI findings suggestive of herpes simplex encephalitis and an initial improvement during treatment with acyclovir. Q fever should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients whose manifestations suggest herpes encephalitis.
Sempere
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Department of Neurology, Segovia General Hospital, Spain.
Elizaga
J
J
Duarte
J
J
Moreno
J
J
Cepeda
C
C
Calvo
T
T
Coria
F
F
Claveria
L E
LE
D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006561:Herpes Simplex; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed