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.

Mitral valve prolapse

One or both of the leaflets (cusps) of the mitral valve bulges back into the left atrium upon contraction of the left ventricle.


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Endocarditis after acute Q fever in patients with previously undiagnosed valvulopathies.
Fenollar F, Thuny F, Xeridat B, Lepidi H, Raoult D.
Clin Infect Dis. 2006;42(6):818-21.
We describe 3 cases of endocarditis after acute Q fever in 3 patients with clinically silent, undiagnosed valvulopathies, including mitral valve prolapse, minimal valvular leak, and biscuspid aortic valve.