Infective aortic valve endocarditis from Coxiella burnetii.
We describe the case of a patient with a clinical picture of heart failure, which appeared and worsened rapidly following a reported febrile respiratory infection. The echocardiogram and serological tests established the diagnosis of aortic valve disease from Coxiella Burnetii.
Panou
Fotios
F
2nd Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Papadopoulos
Constantinos
C
Kolokathis
Fotios
F
Gannitsioti
Efthimia
E
Tsiodras
Sotirios
S
Giamarellou
Eleni
E
Kremastinos
Dimitrios T
DT
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents