title: Q Fever with transient antiphospholipid antibodies associated with cholecystitis and splenic infarction.
abstract: We describe a case of Q fever associated with the transient presence of antiphospholipid antibodies in a 9-year-old boy presenting with acalculous cholecystitis and splenic infarction. Antiphospholipid antibodies are commonly associated with acute Q fever in adults but have previously been thought to be of little clinical significance. Recent data suggest that antiphospholipid antibodies may be responsible for certain clinical manifestations of acute Q fever.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Sydney Children's Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. james.newcombe@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Newcombe
authors.forename: Paul E A
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palasanthiran
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Snelling
mesh_terms: D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014171:Transients and Migrants
chemical_list: D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid