title: Q fever: a case with a vascular infection complication.
abstract: The most common clinical presentation of chronic Q fever is endocarditis with infections of aneurysms or vascular prostheses being the second most common presentation. Here, the authors report a case of vascular chronic Q fever. In this patient, a renal artery aneurysm was discovered by abdominal and pelvic CT during a systematic investigation to identify predisposing factors to chronic Q fever because of high antibody titres in a patient with valve disease.
authors: Universite de la Mediterranee, URMITE - CNRS UMR 6236 - IRD 198, Marseille, France.
authors: Sophie
authors: S
authors: Edouard
authors: Anne-Sophie
authors: AS
authors: Labussiere
authors: Yves
authors: Y
authors: Guimard
authors: Pierre-Edouard
authors: PE
authors: Fournier
authors: Didier
authors: D
authors: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012077:Renal Artery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine; D004318:Doxycycline; D011241:Prednisone