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.

Aortic aneurysm

Aortic dilatation refers to a dimension that is greater than the 95th percentile for the normal person age, sex and body size. In contrast, an aneurysm is defined as a localized dilation of the aorta that is more than 150 percent of predicted (ratio of observed to expected diameter 1.5 or more). Aneurysm should be distinguished from ectasia, which represents a diffuse dilation of the aorta less than 50 percent of normal aorta diameter.


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30915246
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Chronic Q Fever with Vascular Involvement: Progressive Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the United States.
Wiley Z, Reddy S, Jacobs Slifka KM, Brandon DC, Jernigan J, Kersh GJ, Armstrong PA.
Case Rep Infect Dis. 2019;2019:5369707.
Chronic Q Fever with Vascular Involvement: Progressive Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the United States.
30915246
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Chronic Q Fever with Vascular Involvement: Progressive Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the United States.
Wiley Z, Reddy S, Jacobs Slifka KM, Brandon DC, Jernigan J, Kersh GJ, Armstrong PA.
Case Rep Infect Dis. 2019;2019:5369707.
We report a case of chronic Q fever with vascular involvement in a 77-year-old man with prior infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair, who lived near a livestock farm in the southeastern United States.
26940462
(5042989)
 MALE
A fatal case of disseminated chronic Q fever: a case report and brief review of the literature.
Keijmel SP, Raijmakers RP, Schoffelen T, Salet MC, Bleeker-Rovers CP.
Infection. 2016;44(5):677-82.
Chronic Q fever is a rare infection, which mainly manifests as endocarditis, infection of vascular prostheses or aortic aneurysms.
27075992
 FEMALE Adult
Surgical and Antimicrobial Management of a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Due to Q Fever: A Case Report and Brief Review.
Robinson WP, Schuksz M.
Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2016;50(4):290-4.
To our knowledge, this is the first case of aortic aneurysm secondary to Q fever reported in the United States.
24368182
 MALE
Two cases with acute abdominal aneurysm and evidence of acute Q fever infection.
Hagenaars JC, Kampschreur LM, de Jager-Leclercq MG, van Petersen AS, Moll FL, Renders NH, Wever PC, Koning OH, Hoornenborg E.
Ann Vasc Surg. 2014;28(2):494.e1-3.
We report 2 patients with symptomatic aortic aneurysm and serologic evidence of acute Q fever with positive Coxiella burnetii PCR in blood/tissue.
24190917
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Primary aortoduodenal fistula and Q-fever.
Sigterman TA, Bendermacher BL, Welten RJ, Krasznai A, Bouwman LH.
Vasc Med. 2013;18(6):347-9.
Increased vascular aortic aneurysm infection with chronic Q-fever is reported.
22641989
 MALE Middle Aged
Q fever infection: inflammatory aortic root aneurysm in an HIV positive patient.
Haenen F, Laga S, Rodrigus I.
Acta Cardiol. 2012;67(2):261-4.
We describe a case of Q fever infection with an inflammated proximal ascending aortic aneurysm in an HIV-infected patient.
21276689
 MALE Middle Aged
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) causing an infected thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.
Bendermacher BL, Peppelenbosch AG, Daemen JW, Oude Lashof AM, Jacobs MJ.
J Vasc Surg. 2011;53(5):1402-4.
We report a patient, which we believe is the first, with a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, Crawford type IV, caused by Q fever (Coxiella burnetii).
21276689
 MALE Middle Aged
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) causing an infected thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.
Bendermacher BL, Peppelenbosch AG, Daemen JW, Oude Lashof AM, Jacobs MJ.
J Vasc Surg. 2011;53(5):1402-4.
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) causing an infected thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.
21622013
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Vascular complications of Q-fever infections.
Wegdam-Blans MC, Vainas T, van Sambeek MR, Cuypers PW, Tjhie HT, van Straten AH, Teijink JA.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2011;42(3):384-92.
Chronic Q fever infections are frequently associated with cardiovascular complications, mainly endocarditis, and also aortic aneurysms and vascular-graft infection.
20699030
 MALE
[Screening for chronic Q fever in symptomatic patients with an aortic aneurysm or prosthesis].
Wever PC, Arts CH, Groot CA, Lestrade PJ, Koning OH, Renders NH.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2010;154:A2122.
[Screening for chronic Q fever in symptomatic patients with an aortic aneurysm or prosthesis].
20699030
 MALE
[Screening for chronic Q fever in symptomatic patients with an aortic aneurysm or prosthesis].
Wever PC, Arts CH, Groot CA, Lestrade PJ, Koning OH, Renders NH.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2010;154:A2122.
A hospital screening programme for chronic Q fever in patients with aortic aneurysm revealed chronic Q fever.
20699030
 MALE
[Screening for chronic Q fever in symptomatic patients with an aortic aneurysm or prosthesis].
Wever PC, Arts CH, Groot CA, Lestrade PJ, Koning OH, Renders NH.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2010;154:A2122.
In view of the nonspecific clinical presentation, severity and therapeutic consequences of the disease, we advise screening for chronic Q fever in all symptomatic patients with an aortic aneurysm or prosthesis - whether or not with aspecific symptoms - in regions where the disease is endemic.
20699030
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[Screening for chronic Q fever in symptomatic patients with an aortic aneurysm or prosthesis].
Wever PC, Arts CH, Groot CA, Lestrade PJ, Koning OH, Renders NH.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2010;154:A2122.
A hospital screening programme for chronic Q fever in patients with aortic aneurysm revealed chronic Q fever.
9455519
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Coxiella burnetii infection of aneurysms or vascular grafts: report of seven cases and review.
Fournier PE, Casalta JP, Piquet P, Tournigand P, Branchereau A, Raoult D.
Clin Infect Dis. 1998;26(1):116-21.
Moreover, prospectively, in an attempt to reevaluate the incidence of Q fever-associated vascular infection, we systematically searched for C. burnetii infections in 163 patients with aortic aneurysms or vascular grafts who underwent vascular surgery.
9827448
 MALE Middle Aged
[Splenic abscess caused by Coxiella burnetti in the absence of endocarditis].
Cathebras P, Brouqui P, Philippe P, Raoult D, Rousset H.
Rev Med Interne. 1998;19(10):740-2.
Chronic Q fever may develop in the absence of endocarditis, when a preexisting vascular lesion such as aortic aneurysm exists.