Brachial plexopathy associated with Q fever: case report and review of the literature.
Neurologic manifestations of Q fever are predominantly central. We report the case of a 35-year-old man with recurrent fever and motor and sensory deficits in the right C5, C6 territories. Electrophysiological findings were consistent with a right upper-trunk brachial plexopathy or with suprascapular and axillary neuropathies. The patient had full resolution of neurologic symptoms with antibiotic treatment. The association of brachial plexopathy with Q fever infection, described in other rare instances, may merit consideration in individual cases, depending on clinical context.
Seneviratne
Janaka K
JK
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA.
Blair
Janis E
JE
Smith
Benn E
BE
D000328:Adult; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed