Chronic Q Fever with No Elevation of Inflammatory Markers: A Case Report
We describe the case of a 55-year-old man with a biological prosthetic aortic valve who suffered from epigastrium and right hypochondrium pain associated with intermittent night sweats. Liver biopsy showed infectious hepatitis pattern without pathognomonic features. Coxiella burnetii serology was su...
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| author | Matteo Boattini André Almeida Rita Barata Moura João Abreu Ana Sofia Santos Miguel Toscano Rico |
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| description | We describe the case of a 55-year-old man with a biological prosthetic aortic valve who suffered from epigastrium and right hypochondrium pain associated with intermittent night sweats. Liver biopsy showed infectious hepatitis pattern without pathognomonic features. Coxiella burnetii serology was suggestive of chronic Q fever, and modified Duke's criteria for endocarditis were also fulfilled. The authors present a brief literature review concerning chronic Q fever, emphasizing absent previous reports of chronic Q fever with hepatitis and endocarditis and no increase in inflammatory markers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c51833580bf24f7282fb6f9a44eac6f52025-02-03T05:54:02ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/249705249705Chronic Q Fever with No Elevation of Inflammatory Markers: A Case ReportMatteo Boattini0André Almeida1Rita Barata Moura2João Abreu3Ana Sofia Santos4Miguel Toscano Rico5Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marta's Hospital, 1169-024 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Marta's Hospital, 1169-024 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Marta's Hospital, 1169-024 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Cardiology, St. Marta's Hospital, 1169-024 Lisbon, PortugalCentre for Vectors and Infectious Disease Research Doutor Francisco Cambournac, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Aguas de Moura, 2965-575 Setubal, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Marta's Hospital, 1169-024 Lisbon, PortugalWe describe the case of a 55-year-old man with a biological prosthetic aortic valve who suffered from epigastrium and right hypochondrium pain associated with intermittent night sweats. Liver biopsy showed infectious hepatitis pattern without pathognomonic features. Coxiella burnetii serology was suggestive of chronic Q fever, and modified Duke's criteria for endocarditis were also fulfilled. The authors present a brief literature review concerning chronic Q fever, emphasizing absent previous reports of chronic Q fever with hepatitis and endocarditis and no increase in inflammatory markers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/249705 |
| spellingShingle | Matteo Boattini André Almeida Rita Barata Moura João Abreu Ana Sofia Santos Miguel Toscano Rico Chronic Q Fever with No Elevation of Inflammatory Markers: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Chronic Q Fever with No Elevation of Inflammatory Markers: A Case Report |
| title_full | Chronic Q Fever with No Elevation of Inflammatory Markers: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Chronic Q Fever with No Elevation of Inflammatory Markers: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic Q Fever with No Elevation of Inflammatory Markers: A Case Report |
| title_short | Chronic Q Fever with No Elevation of Inflammatory Markers: A Case Report |
| title_sort | chronic q fever with no elevation of inflammatory markers a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/249705 |
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