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.

Hyperbilirubinemia

An increased amount of bilirubin in the blood.


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15181492
 MALE Middle Aged
Acute hepatitis with or without jaundice: a predominant presentation of acute Q fever in southern Taiwan.
Chang K, Yan JJ, Lee HC, Liu KH, Lee NY, Ko WC.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2004;37(2):103-8.
The incidence and clinical significance of hyperbilirubinemia was also determined by review of medical records of 35 cases of acute Q fever cases diagnosed serologically at National Cheng Kung University Hospital from 1994 to 2001.
15181492
 MALE Middle Aged
Acute hepatitis with or without jaundice: a predominant presentation of acute Q fever in southern Taiwan.
Chang K, Yan JJ, Lee HC, Liu KH, Lee NY, Ko WC.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2004;37(2):103-8.
Due to the clinical polymorphism of acute Q fever, the threshold of surveys for C. burnetii infections should be low for febrile patients with elevated transaminases or hyperbilirubinemia of unknown cause.