title: A case of multifocal chronic Q fever osteomyelitis.
abstract: Chronic Q fever can be difficult to diagnose because of a variety of non-specific clinical presentations. Chronic Q fever osteoarticular infections have rarely been reported in the literature. We describe here an unusual multifocal osteomyelitis due to Coxiella burnetii in an adult.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Infectiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital l'Archet 1, 151 Route Saint Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079, 06202, Nice Cedex 3, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Acquacalda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Montaudie
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laffont
authors.forename: P-E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pulcini
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine; D004318:Doxycycline