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.

Peritonitis

Inflammation of the peritoneum.


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25899561
 MALE Adult
An Unusual Manifestation of Q Fever: Peritonitis.
Ylmaz G, Ozturk B, Memikoglu O, Coskun B, Yalc A, Metin O, Unal H, Kurt H.
J Infect Public Health. 2015;8(4):373-6.
An Unusual Manifestation of Q Fever: Peritonitis.
25899561
 MALE Adult
An Unusual Manifestation of Q Fever: Peritonitis.
Ylmaz G, Ozturk B, Memikoglu O, Coskun B, Yalc A, Metin O, Unal H, Kurt H.
J Infect Public Health. 2015;8(4):373-6.
In the present report, we describe an unusual case of Q fever that presented as peritonitis and was treated with long-term combination therapy with doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and rifampicin for five weeks in a patient who had been on peritoneal dialysis for six years due to hypertensive nephropathy.