Q fever tricuspid valve endocarditis.
Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. The most frequent clinical expression of the chronic form is a bacterial culture negative aortic or mitral endocarditis. A case of tricuspid valve endocarditis due to C burnetii is described, with a favourable outcome after treatment with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.
Lupoglazoff
J M
JM
Service de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France.
Brouqui
P
P
Magnier
S
S
Hvass
U
U
Casasoprana
A
A
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014261:Tricuspid Valve
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine; D004318:Doxycycline