title: Aseptic Meningitis Caused by Coxiella Burnetii.
abstract: Acute Q fever can have multiple presentations but neurologic involvement is rare. We describe the case of a 16-year-old female with severe headache and aseptic meningitis with acute Coxiella burnetii infection.
authors.affiliation: From the Infectious Diseases Unit, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cristóvão
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: Flora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Candeias
authors.forename: Maria João
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Brito
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016997:Coxiella burnetii; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004318:Doxycycline