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.

Hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver.


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PMID (PMCID)
28819912
 FEMALE Adult
A case of Q fever with erythema nodosum.
Meriglier E, Asquier L, Roblot F, Roblot P, Landron C.
Infection. 2018;46(1):127-129.
Acute Q fever is asymptomatic in 60% of the patients, while the reminder may present with fever, pneumoniae, and hepatitis.
28739619
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Q fever prosthetic joint infection.
Weisenberg S, Perlada D, Peatman T.
BMJ Case Rep. 2017;2017:.
Most patients with Q fever experience a non-specific febrile illness, hepatitis or pneumonia.
27873744
 MALE Middle Aged
Q fever hepatitis and endocarditis in the context of haemochromatosis.
Elgouhari H, Huntington MK.
BMJ Case Rep. 2016;2016:.
Q fever hepatitis and endocarditis in the context of haemochromatosis.
26919849
 MALE Adult
[Q fever : A rare differential diagnosis of granulomatous disease].
Hippe S, Kellner N, Seliger G, Wiechmann V, Grunewald T.
Pathologe. 2016;37(3):269-74.
This report is about a patient with sporadic serologically proven Q fever, which also showed typical histopathological findings with nonspecific granulomatous hepatitis, usually seen in acute disease.
25770747
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Familial Q fever clustering with variable manifestations imitating infectious and autoimmune disease.
Abu Rmeileh A, Khoury T, Meir K, Drori A, Shalit M, Benenson S, Elinav H.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015;21(5):459-63.
Here we present a familial cluster of Q fever presenting as highly variable synchronous manifestations in four of five family members, including prolonged fever of unknown origin, asymptomatic carrier state, hepatitis, and chronic endocarditis developing in the absence of previous symptoms.
25770747
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Familial Q fever clustering with variable manifestations imitating infectious and autoimmune disease.
Abu Rmeileh A, Khoury T, Meir K, Drori A, Shalit M, Benenson S, Elinav H.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015;21(5):459-63.
Q fever, caused by Coxiella burnetii, can present as an outbreak of acute disease ranging from asymptomatic disease, pneumonia, hepatitis or fever of unknown origin, which can progress to a chronic disease, most frequently endocarditis.
23293205
 MALE Adult
Granulomatous hepatitis caused by Q fever: a differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin.
Aguilar-Olivos N, del Carmen Manzano-Robleda M, Gutierrez-Grobe Y, Chable-Montero F, Albores-Saavedra J, Lopez-Mendez E.
Ann Hepatol. 2013;12(1):138-41.
Granulomatous hepatitis caused by Q fever: a differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin.
23293205
 MALE Adult
Granulomatous hepatitis caused by Q fever: a differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin.
Aguilar-Olivos N, del Carmen Manzano-Robleda M, Gutierrez-Grobe Y, Chable-Montero F, Albores-Saavedra J, Lopez-Mendez E.
Ann Hepatol. 2013;12(1):138-41.
In conclusion, we described a patient with acute Q fever and granulomatous hepatitis.
24900046
 OTHER
A Case of Acute Q Fever Hepatitis Diagnosed by F-18 FDG PET/CT.
Oh M, Baek S, Lee SO, Yu E, Ryu JS.
Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2012;46(2):125-8.
A Case of Acute Q Fever Hepatitis Diagnosed by F-18 FDG PET/CT.
22792113
(3389709)
 OTHER
Chronic q Fever with no elevation of inflammatory markers: a case report.
Boattini M, Almeida A, Moura RB, Abreu J, Santos AS, Toscano Rico M.
Case Rep Med. 2012;2012:249705.
The authors present a brief literature review concerning chronic Q fever, emphasizing absent previous reports of chronic Q fever with hepatitis and endocarditis and no increase in inflammatory markers.
22792113
(3389709)
 OTHER
Chronic q Fever with no elevation of inflammatory markers: a case report.
Boattini M, Almeida A, Moura RB, Abreu J, Santos AS, Toscano Rico M.
Case Rep Med. 2012;2012:249705.
The authors present a brief literature review concerning chronic Q fever, emphasizing absent previous reports of chronic Q fever with hepatitis and endocarditis and no increase in inflammatory markers.
22285690
 MALE Middle Aged
Q fever osteomyelitis: a case report and literature review.
Merhej V, Tattevin P, Revest M, Le Touvet B, Raoult D.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012;35(2):169-72.
The clinical manifestations of Q fever include endocarditis, pneumonitis and hepatitis.
22951661
 MALE Adult
[Two cases of acute hepatitis associated with Q fever].
Yesilyurt M, Klc S, Gursoy B, Celebi B, Yerer M.
Mikrobiyol Bul. 2012;46(3):480-7.
Fever with hepatitis associated with Q fever has rarely been described in the literature.
22116335
 MALE
Acute Q fever presenting as antiphospholipid syndrome, pneumonia, and acalculous cholecystitis and masquerading as Mycoplasma pneumoniae and hepatitis C viral infections.
Lee CH, Chuah SK, Pei SN, Liu JW.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2011;64(6):525-7.
Acute Q fever presenting as antiphospholipid syndrome, pneumonia, and acalculous cholecystitis and masquerading as Mycoplasma pneumoniae and hepatitis C viral infections.
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.
Common manifestations of acute Q fever usually present as influenza-like illness, pneumonia and occasionally hepatitis.
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.
Circulating cytokines and procalcitonin in acute Q fever granulomatous hepatitis with poor response to antibiotic and short-course steroid therapy: a case report.
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.
We report a rare case of acute Q fever granulomatous hepatitis remained pyrexia despite several antibiotic therapy and 6-day course of oral prednisolone.
19819043
 MALE Middle Aged
[Severe cholestatic hepatitis due to Q fever: report of a case].
Suarez Ortega S, Rivero Vera J, Hemmersbach M, Artiles Campelo F, Reyes Perez R, Betancor Leon P.
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010;33(1):21-4.
We report a case of severe cholestatic hepatitis due to acute Q fever, with clinical signs of hepatic insufficiency, marked cholestasis, and renal insufficiency.
19819043
 MALE Middle Aged
[Severe cholestatic hepatitis due to Q fever: report of a case].
Suarez Ortega S, Rivero Vera J, Hemmersbach M, Artiles Campelo F, Reyes Perez R, Betancor Leon P.
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010;33(1):21-4.
Severe cholestatic hepatitis due to Coxiella burnetii is a rare form of clinical presentation of acute Q fever that is only occasionally detected in association with this infectious disease.
19819043
 MALE Middle Aged
[Severe cholestatic hepatitis due to Q fever: report of a case].
Suarez Ortega S, Rivero Vera J, Hemmersbach M, Artiles Campelo F, Reyes Perez R, Betancor Leon P.
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010;33(1):21-4.
[Severe cholestatic hepatitis due to Q fever: report of a case].