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.

Fever

Elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation.


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PMID (PMCID)
21519168
 MALE Adult
[Q fever as a cause of acute hepatitis accompanying fever].
Lee HJ, Kim JH, Yoon EL, Lee YS, Yeon JE, Byun KS, Kim BH, Ryu Y.
Korean J Gastroenterol. 2011;57(3):189-93.
Q fever should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever of unknown origin with acute hepatitis in Korea.
21519168
 MALE Adult
[Q fever as a cause of acute hepatitis accompanying fever].
Lee HJ, Kim JH, Yoon EL, Lee YS, Yeon JE, Byun KS, Kim BH, Ryu Y.
Korean J Gastroenterol. 2011;57(3):189-93.
[Q fever as a cause of acute hepatitis accompanying fever].
21519168
 MALE Adult
[Q fever as a cause of acute hepatitis accompanying fever].
Lee HJ, Kim JH, Yoon EL, Lee YS, Yeon JE, Byun KS, Kim BH, Ryu Y.
Korean J Gastroenterol. 2011;57(3):189-93.
Herein, we report 4 cases of acute Q fever as a cause of acute hepatitis and fever.
20594295
(2909238)
 MALE Adult
Circulating cytokines and procalcitonin in acute Q fever granulomatous hepatitis with poor response to antibiotic and short-course steroid therapy: a case report.
Lai CH, Lin JN, Chang LL, Chen YH, Lin HH.
BMC Infect Dis. 2010;10:193.
Whether the changes of cytokine levels are associated with acute Q fever with persistent fever despite antibiotic therapy had not been investigated before.
20977118
 MALE
First case of Q fever endocarditis in Croatia and a short review.
Zekanovic D, Morovic M, Borcilo MN, Rode OD.
Coll Antropol. 2010;34(3):1135-7.
We present a 70-year-old man from Dalmatia, Croatia, with a history of prolonged high fever diagnosed as Q fever endocarditis.
19110298
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Systemic immune presentations of Coxiella burnetii infection (Q Fever).
Lefebvre M, Grossi O, Agard C, Perret C, Le Pape P, Raoult D, Hamidou MA.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2010;39(5):405-9.
Clinicians must be aware of the potential diagnosis of Q fever, and C. burnetii serology is a helpful diagnostic tool in the investigation of fever of unknown origin with atypical systemic symptoms suggesting vasculitis or inflammatory disease.
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.
We report here a patient with acute Q fever-related acalculous cholecystitis, who presented with prolonged fever, valvular abnormalities, and positive serology for Q fever phase 1 antigens, features suggesting chronic Q fever endocarditis.
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.
We report here a patient with acute Q fever-related acalculous cholecystitis, who presented with prolonged fever, valvular abnormalities, and positive serology for Q fever phase 1 antigens, features suggesting chronic Q fever endocarditis.
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.
We report here a patient with acute Q fever-related acalculous cholecystitis, who presented with prolonged fever, valvular abnormalities, and positive serology for Q fever phase 1 antigens, features suggesting chronic Q fever endocarditis.
18971160
 MALE Middle Aged
Acute Q fever presenting as fever of unknown origin with rapidly progressive hepatic failure in a patient with alcoholism.
Lin PH, Lo YC, Chiang FT, Wang JL, Jeng YM, Fang CT, Chang SC.
J Formos Med Assoc. 2008;107(11):896-901.
Acute Q fever presenting as fever of unknown origin with rapidly progressive hepatic failure in a patient with alcoholism.
18923753
 OTHER
Q fever myocarditis.
Vogiatzis I, Dimoglou G, Sachpekidis V.
Hippokratia. 2008;12(1):46-9.
Clinical manifestations of Q fever infection are fever, productive cough, decrease in exercise tolerance and chills.
16504099
(1397847)
 MALE
Q fever endocarditis masquerading as Mixed cryoglobulinemia type II. A case report and review of the literature.
Rafailidis PI, Dourakis SP, Fourlas CA.
BMC Infect Dis. 2006;6:32.
As transesophageal echocardiograms are usually normal and blood cultures are usually negative in Q fever endocarditis, many of the manifestations (fever, rash, glomerulonephritis/evidence of renal disease, low serum C4 complement component, presence of mixed type II cryoglobulin, constitutional symptoms as arthralgias and fatigue) can be attributed to Mixed cryoglobulinemia type II per se.
16813279
 MALE Middle Aged
[Q fever--case report].
Kozielewicz D, Jendryczka E, Olczak A, Abdulgater A.
Wiad Lek. 2006;59(3-4):274-6.
In the case of a fever in individuals coming back from the region of the Mediterranean Sea Q fever should be taking into consideration in the differential diagnosis.
16358555
 MALE Middle Aged
Diffuse abdominal uptake mimicking peritonitis in gallium inflammatory scan: an unusual feature of acute Q fever.
Chang K, Ko WC, Li BF, Liu PY, Chiu NT.
Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2005;21(11):522-6.
Therefore, clinicians in Taiwan should be alert to the possibility of acute Q fever in patients with fever of unknown cause, especially with clinical evidence of peritoneal and/or pericardial inflammation.
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.
12708004
 OTHER
[Time course of the levels of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii and detection of C. burnetii-DNA in three imported cases of acute Q fever].
Ogawa M, Kawamoto T, Kawamoto A, Yamashita T, Uchida Y, Kato K, Setiyono A, Shiga S, Kishimoto T.
Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 2003;77(3):127-32.
C. burnetti-DNA was detected in the sera and buffy coat samples of patient A who developed high fever, severe thrombocytopenia and liver disfunction, but not in those of patient B and C. This study provides useful information for optimization and standardization of Q fever diagnosis in Japan.
11938327
 MIXED_SAMPLE
[Meningo encephalitis revealing Q fever: two cases and a review of the literature].
Castelnovo G, Sotto A, Bouly S, Vladut M, Janbon F, Labauge P.
Rev Neurol (Paris). 2002;158(1):77-80.
The acute Q fever is usually characterized by a self-limited flu-like syndrome, fever, pneumonia and hepatitis.
12395293
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant, Newborn
[Q Fever in pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature].
Hellmeyer L, Schmitz-Ziegler G, Slenczka W, Schmidt S.
Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol. 2002;206(5):193-8.
Thus Q fever serology should be tested in all pregnant women presenting with atypical pneumonia and/or prolonged fever of unknown etiology.
11368119
 MALE
Intractable Q fever treated with recombinant gamma interferon.
Morisawa Y, Wakiguchi H, Takechi T, Kurashige T, Nagaoka H.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001;20(5):546-7.
A 3-year-old boy with Q fever received several kinds of antibiotics including minocycline, but spiking fever and positive PCR of Coxiella burnetii continued for several months.
11368259
(1784628)
 FEMALE Infant, Newborn
Q fever during pregnancy: an emerging cause of prematurity and abortion.
Jover-Diaz F, Robert-Gates J, Andreu-Gimenez L, Merino-Sanchez J.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2001;9(1):47-9.
Recently, Q fever has been advocated as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnancy We describe an 18-year-old primipara woman admitted to our hospital for high fever and pancytopenia during an acute C. burnetii infection.