title: Acute Q fever and brachial neuritis: case report and literature review.
abstract: Peripheral nervous system complications of Q fever are uncommon. A case of electrophysiologically documented brachial neuritis occurring during acute Coxiella burnetii infection is reported. The relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, 2031 New South Wales, Australia. j.post@unsw.edu.au
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Post
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Konecny
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology