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.

Rheumatoid arthritis

Inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures with widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, as well as atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures.


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PMID (PMCID)
26793469
(4712205)
 OTHER
Delayed diagnosis of Q fever endocarditis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient.
Shah SY, Kovacs C, Tan CD, Pettersson G, Shrestha NK, Lutwick L, Gordon SM.
IDCases. 2015;2(4):94-6.
Delayed diagnosis of Q fever endocarditis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient.
26793469
(4712205)
 OTHER
Delayed diagnosis of Q fever endocarditis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient.
Shah SY, Kovacs C, Tan CD, Pettersson G, Shrestha NK, Lutwick L, Gordon SM.
IDCases. 2015;2(4):94-6.
We present a 52-year-old woman with a history of aortic valve replacement and rheumatoid arthritis treated with Etanercept with chronic Q fever manifesting as prosthetic valve infective endocarditis.
24931640
(4065596)
 MALE
Acute and probable chronic Q fever during anti-TNFalpha and anti B-cell immunotherapy: a case report.
Schoffelen T, den Broeder AA, Nabuurs-Franssen M, van Deuren M, Sprong T.
BMC Infect Dis. 2014;14:330.
A 71-year-old Caucasian male was diagnosed with symptomatic acute Q fever (based on positive C. burnetii PCR followed by seroconversion) while using anti-tumor necrosis factor-945 (anti-TNF945) drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).