title: An unusual case of Q fever endocarditis.
abstract: We describe a patient with unusual features of Q fever endocarditis. The unusual features of this case were the presence of an abscess surrounding the involved aortic valve and the appearance of circulating anticoagulants in the patient's serum.
authors.affiliation: Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ilany
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dresner
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shemesh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rudensky
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; C019158:circulating anticoagulants