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.

Pericarditis

Inflammation of the sac-like covering around the heart (pericardium).


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PMID (PMCID)
12237609
 FEMALE
Acute Q fever pericarditis followed by chronic hepatitis in a two-year-old girl.
Baquero-Artigao F, del Castillo F, Tellez A.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002;21(7):705-7.
We report a 2-year-old child with Q fever who presented with acute pericarditis and cardiac tamponade and who developed a chronic hepatic infection.
12237609
 FEMALE
Acute Q fever pericarditis followed by chronic hepatitis in a two-year-old girl.
Baquero-Artigao F, del Castillo F, Tellez A.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002;21(7):705-7.
Acute Q fever pericarditis followed by chronic hepatitis in a two-year-old girl.
10476748
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Coxiella burnetii pericarditis: report of 15 cases and review.
Levy PY, Carrieri P, Raoult D.
Clin Infect Dis. 1999;29(2):393-7.
Q fever is characterized by its clinical polymorphism, and pericarditis associated with Q fever has occasionally been described.
10476748
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Coxiella burnetii pericarditis: report of 15 cases and review.
Levy PY, Carrieri P, Raoult D.
Clin Infect Dis. 1999;29(2):393-7.
This study showed that Q fever pericarditis can present as acute as well as chronic disease; we describe relapse after 6 months in association with a serological profile compatible with the chronic form of disease (phase I C. burnetii IgG titer of > or = 800).
10476748
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Coxiella burnetii pericarditis: report of 15 cases and review.
Levy PY, Carrieri P, Raoult D.
Clin Infect Dis. 1999;29(2):393-7.
Q fever is characterized by its clinical polymorphism, and pericarditis associated with Q fever has occasionally been described.
2775046
 MALE Adult
Pericarditis associated with tick-borne Q fever.
Beaman MH, Hung J.
Aust N Z J Med. 1989;19(3):254-6.
Pericarditis associated with tick-borne Q fever.
2775046
 MALE Adult
Pericarditis associated with tick-borne Q fever.
Beaman MH, Hung J.
Aust N Z J Med. 1989;19(3):254-6.
A case of pericarditis associated with Q fever is described.
2772370
 FEMALE
[Recurrent pericarditis with effusion caused by Q fever. Presentation of a case].
Martinez Trabanco I, Barriales Alvarez V, Busta Vallina MA, Cortina Llosa A.
Rev Esp Cardiol. 1989;42(5):346-7.
[Recurrent pericarditis with effusion caused by Q fever.
4082171
 MALE Child
[Coxiella burnetii as a possible cause of endocarditis in a 7-year old boy].
Beaufort-Krol GC, Van Leeuwen GH, Storm CJ, Richardus JH, Dumas AM, Schaap GJ.
Tijdschr Kindergeneeskd. 1985;53(4):153-7.
The case-history of a 7-year-old boy with endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis, possibly caused by Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever), is presented.