title: Q fever mimicking herpetic encephalitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Segovia General Hospital, Spain.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sempere
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elizaga
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cepeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coria
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Claveria
mesh_terms: 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