title: [Q fever: a cause of fever of unknown origin in Switzerland].
abstract: We describe two cases of Q fever in previously healthy women presenting with fever of unknown origin. The diagnosis was made after several days of investigations. Symptoms and signs of acute or chronic Coxiella burnetii infection are protean and non-specific. Q fever should be included in the differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin and appropriate serologic studies should be done. We review the clinical presentation of Q fever. Use of serology for the diagnosis and the follow-up is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine, Hôpital du Chablais, Route de Morgins, 1870 Monthey. lara.fischer.86@gmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Péter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Praz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications*; D013557:Switzerland