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.

Headache

Cephalgia, or pain sensed in various parts of the head, not confined to the area of distribution of any nerve.


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PMID (PMCID)
11200368
 MALE Middle Aged
A case of Q fever acquired in Sweden and isolation of the probable ethiological agent, Coxiella burnetii from an indigenous source.
Rustscheff S, Norlander L, Macellaro A, Sjostedt A, Vene S, Carlsson M.
Scand J Infect Dis. 2000;32(6):605-7.
Serologically verified indigenous Q fever is described in a 52-y-old male, who presented with persistent fever, muscle and joint pain, headache and non-purulent cough.
10549097
 MALE Middle Aged
[Sheep, chills and "doughnut granuloma"--an atypical course of Coxiella infection].
Erhardt A, Jablonowski H, Eick-Kerssenbrock M, Thomas L, Reinecke D, Haussinger D.
Z Gastroenterol. 1999;37(10):1019-23.
Q fever usually presents with high fever, headache and an atypical pneumonia.
8749674
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) pneumonia.
Marrie TJ.
Clin Infect Dis. 1995;21 Suppl 3:S253-64.
Fever, headache, and myalgia dominate the clinical picture of Q fever pneumonia.
8513053
 MALE Middle Aged
Q fever meningoencephalitis in a soldier returning from the Persian Gulf War.
Ferrante MA, Dolan MJ.
Clin Infect Dis. 1993;16(4):489-96.
We report the case of a soldier returning from Desert Storm who presented with headache and a crescendo pattern of transient ischemic attacks and had serology consistent with an acute Q fever infection.
2056206
 MIXED_SAMPLE Child
An outbreak of cat-associated Q fever in the United States.
Pinsky RL, Fishbein DB, Greene CR, Gensheimer KF.
J Infect Dis. 1991;164(1):202-4.
A 66-year-old woman from eastern Maine developed high fever, rigors, headache, myalgias, pulmonary infiltrates, and elevated hepatocellular enzymes, and the diagnosis of acute Q fever was confirmed serologically.
1791136
 MALE
Demyelinating polyradiculoneuritis following Coxiella burnetti infection (Q fever).
Bonetti B, Monaco S, Ferrari S, Tezzon F, Rizzuto N.
Ital J Neurol Sci. 1991;12(4):415-7.
Neurological complications of Coxiella burnetii infection (Q fever) are rare, although the occurrence of headache, paresthesias, and transient focal deficits has been reported.