title: [Guillain-Barré syndrome heralding acute query fever].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Q fever is a polymorphic disease, which can induce neurological disturbances. The central nervous system is mainly involved while peripheral neuropathies are rare with less than 15 cases reported in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report here a case of acute polyradiculoneuritis associated with acute Q fever, with favorable outcome after antibiotic and intravenous immunoglobulin therapies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Serologic tests for Coxiella burnetii should be performed in case of unusual polyradiculoneuritis with fever, headache and neuro-ophthalmologic disorders, even when environmental exposure is lacking, because Q fever requires specific antibiotic treatment and serological follow-up.
authors: Service de neurologie, hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 20545, 83041 Toulon cedex 9, France.
authors: A-M
authors: AM
authors: Grapperon
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Wybrecht
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Pons
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Landais
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Alla
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Faivre
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*