Acute hepatitis associated with Q fever in a man in Greece: a case report.
Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever. Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis that is responsible for various clinical manifestations. However, in Greece hepatitis due to Coxiella is rarely encountered. A case of Q fever associated with hepatitis is reported here. Diagnosis was made by specific serological investigation (enzyme-linked immunosorbent and indirect immunofluorescene assays) for Coxiella burnetii.
Pape
Magdalini
M
First Medical Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. andyxanthis@yahoo.gr.
Xanthis
Andreas
A
Hatzitolios
Apostolos
A
Mandraveli
Kalliopi
K
Savopoulos
Christos
C
Alexiou-Daniel
Stella
S