Acute Q Fever Pneumonia.
Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii which has a worldwide distribution. Pneumonia occurs in almost half of the patients who have an acute C. burnetii infection. Less than 5-6% of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is found to be caused by this organism. Endemicity of C. burnetii infection has been recorded in various studies carried out in our country. However there is no mention about Q fever as a cause of CAP in the various studies done to identify the aetiological agent. We report a case of acute Q fever related pneumonia and this appears to be the first reported case of pneumonia due to C. burnetii infection in India.
Consultant Pulmonary Medicine.
Amit
A
Panjwani
Consultant Microbiology.
Shashikala
S
Shivaprakasha
Head Critical Care Medicine, Seven Hills Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Dilip
D
Karnad
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000235:genetics; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011778:Q Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline