Q fever

Q fever, caused by <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>, is a bacterial zoonosis with a wide clinical spectrum that can be life-threatening and, in some cases, can become chronic.

Cholecystitis

The presence of inflammatory changes in the gallbladder.


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PMID (PMCID)
23271442
 MALE Child
Q Fever with transient antiphospholipid antibodies associated with cholecystitis and splenic infarction.
Newcombe JP, Gray PE, Palasanthiran P, Snelling TL.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013;32(4):415-6.
We describe a case of Q fever associated with the transient presence of antiphospholipid antibodies in a 9-year-old boy presenting with acalculous cholecystitis and splenic infarction.
23271442
 MALE Child
Q Fever with transient antiphospholipid antibodies associated with cholecystitis and splenic infarction.
Newcombe JP, Gray PE, Palasanthiran P, Snelling TL.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013;32(4):415-6.
Q Fever with transient antiphospholipid antibodies associated with cholecystitis and splenic infarction.
23218785
 MALE Adult
Q fever in military and paramilitary personnel in conflict zones: case report and review.
White B, Brooks T, Seaton RA.
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2013;11(2):134-7.
We present the case of a 44-year-old civilian security officer medically evacuated from Iraq with acalculous cholecystitis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and subsequently found to have acute Q fever.
22116335
 MALE
Acute Q fever presenting as antiphospholipid syndrome, pneumonia, and acalculous cholecystitis and masquerading as Mycoplasma pneumoniae and hepatitis C viral infections.
Lee CH, Chuah SK, Pei SN, Liu JW.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2011;64(6):525-7.
Acute Q fever presenting as antiphospholipid syndrome, pneumonia, and acalculous cholecystitis and masquerading as Mycoplasma pneumoniae and hepatitis C viral infections.
22116335
 MALE
Acute Q fever presenting as antiphospholipid syndrome, pneumonia, and acalculous cholecystitis and masquerading as Mycoplasma pneumoniae and hepatitis C viral infections.
Lee CH, Chuah SK, Pei SN, Liu JW.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2011;64(6):525-7.
We report a case of Q fever-related antiphospholipid syndrome in a patient presenting with acalculous cholecystitis and pneumonia.
19725764
 MALE Adult
Q fever cholecystitis in an unvaccinated butcher diagnosed by gallbladder polymerase chain reaction.
Figtree M, Miyakis S, Stenos J, Graves S, Botham S, Ferson M, Krilis S.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010;10(4):421-3.
Acalculous cholecystitis has been described in association with Q fever.
19725764
 MALE Adult
Q fever cholecystitis in an unvaccinated butcher diagnosed by gallbladder polymerase chain reaction.
Figtree M, Miyakis S, Stenos J, Graves S, Botham S, Ferson M, Krilis S.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010;10(4):421-3.
The presence of Coxiella burnetii genome in the diseased gallbladder tissue argues for direct involvement of the organism in the pathogenesis of Q fever cholecystitis.
19725764
 MALE Adult
Q fever cholecystitis in an unvaccinated butcher diagnosed by gallbladder polymerase chain reaction.
Figtree M, Miyakis S, Stenos J, Graves S, Botham S, Ferson M, Krilis S.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010;10(4):421-3.
Q fever cholecystitis in an unvaccinated butcher diagnosed by gallbladder polymerase chain reaction.
19725764
 MALE Adult
Q fever cholecystitis in an unvaccinated butcher diagnosed by gallbladder polymerase chain reaction.
Figtree M, Miyakis S, Stenos J, Graves S, Botham S, Ferson M, Krilis S.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010;10(4):421-3.
We describe the first known case of Q fever cholecystitis diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction on gallbladder tissue.
18854682
 MALE Middle Aged
Acalculous cholecystitis: an unusual presentation of acute Q fever masquerading as infectious endocarditis.
Ergas D, Abdul-Hai A, Sthoeger ZM.
Am J Med Sci. 2008;336(4):356-7.
Acalculous cholecystitis: an unusual presentation of acute Q fever masquerading as infectious endocarditis.
15811266
 MALE Adult
[Acalculous cholecystitis: an uncommon form of presentation of Q fever].
Gonzalez Delgado L, Lopez Larramona G, Santolaria Piedrafita S, Garcia Prats D, Ferrero Cancer M, Montoro Huguet M.
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;28(4):232-6.
[Acalculous cholecystitis: an uncommon form of presentation of Q fever].
15811266
 MALE Adult
[Acalculous cholecystitis: an uncommon form of presentation of Q fever].
Gonzalez Delgado L, Lopez Larramona G, Santolaria Piedrafita S, Garcia Prats D, Ferrero Cancer M, Montoro Huguet M.
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;28(4):232-6.
Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a very rare clinical presentation of Q fever.
15811266
 MALE Adult
[Acalculous cholecystitis: an uncommon form of presentation of Q fever].
Gonzalez Delgado L, Lopez Larramona G, Santolaria Piedrafita S, Garcia Prats D, Ferrero Cancer M, Montoro Huguet M.
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;28(4):232-6.
We review 8 cases of acute cholecystitis associated with Q fever published in the literature and stress the importance of liver biopsy in the etiological diagnosis of patients with prolonged fever and abnormal liver function tests.
12687414
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Acute acalculous cholecystitis associated with Q fever: report of seven cases and review of the literature.
Rolain JM, Lepidi H, Harle JR, Allegre T, Dorval ED, Khayat Z, Raoult D.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003;22(4):222-7.
There are various clinical manifestations of acute Q fever, of which acute cholecystitis is a very rare clinical presentation.
12687414
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Acute acalculous cholecystitis associated with Q fever: report of seven cases and review of the literature.
Rolain JM, Lepidi H, Harle JR, Allegre T, Dorval ED, Khayat Z, Raoult D.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003;22(4):222-7.
Acute acalculous cholecystitis associated with Q fever: report of seven cases and review of the literature.