[A fever of finally known origin].
We present the case of a 77 year old man with fever of unknown origin. Despite a thorough assessment in hospital the diagnosis could only be made after discharge when positive results for C. burnetii serology revealed acute Q-fever. However, retrospectively history and clinical findings matched well with acute Q-fever.
Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Hausarztmedizin, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
Stefan
S
Jenni
Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Hausarztmedizin, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
Christian
C
Kositz
Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Hausarztmedizin, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
Markus
M
Diethelm
Infektiologie und Spitalhygiene, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
Werner
W
Albrich
D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002079:Butter / Q000382:microbiology*; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D002079:Butter; D004318:Doxycycline
Q-Fieber; Q-fever; coxiella burnetii; fever of unknown origin; fever of unkown origin coxiella burnetii