Atypical manifestations of chronic Q fever.
Chronic Q fever is uncommon, with the majority of cases manifesting as culture-negative endocarditis. In this report, we describe 3 patients who present with atypical manifestations of chronic Q fever. These were a 43-year-old man whose site of chronic Q fever was the central nervous system, a 53-year-old woman who underwent coronary angioplasty 6 days before the onset of symptoms of acute Q fever and within 4 months had serologic evidence consistent with chronic Q fever, and a 66-year-old man with fever of unknown origin, a pancreatic mass, and aorto-bifemoral grafts.
Hatchette
T F
TF
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Marrie
T J
TJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial