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.

Myocarditis

Inflammation of the myocardium.


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PMID (PMCID)
18923753
OTHER
Q fever myocarditis.
Vogiatzis I, Dimoglou G, Sachpekidis V.
Hippokratia. 2008;12(1):46-9.
Myocarditis has only rarely been described as a manifestation of acute Q fever infection.
18923753
OTHER
Q fever myocarditis.
Vogiatzis I, Dimoglou G, Sachpekidis V.
Hippokratia. 2008;12(1):46-9.
Q fever myocarditis.
12199986
MALE Adult
[Acute myocardial failure in a young man: Q-fever myocarditis].
Murcia J, Reus S, Climent V, Manso MI, Lopez I, Tello A.
Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55(8):875-7.
[Acute myocardial failure in a young man: Q-fever myocarditis].
12199986
MALE Adult
[Acute myocardial failure in a young man: Q-fever myocarditis].
Murcia J, Reus S, Climent V, Manso MI, Lopez I, Tello A.
Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55(8):875-7.
Coxiella burnetii myocarditis is a rare but severe clinical form of acute Q fever.
11317245
MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Myocarditis, a rare but severe manifestation of Q fever: report of 8 cases and review of the literature.
Fournier PE, Etienne J, Harle JR, Habib G, Raoult D.
Clin Infect Dis. 2001;32(10):1440-7.
Among our series of 1276 patients in whom acute Q fever was diagnosed during 1985--1999, myocarditis was diagnosed in 8.
11317245
MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Myocarditis, a rare but severe manifestation of Q fever: report of 8 cases and review of the literature.
Fournier PE, Etienne J, Harle JR, Habib G, Raoult D.
Clin Infect Dis. 2001;32(10):1440-7.
Moreover, among the 12 patients from our series who died as a result of acute Q fever, 2 patients, who were significantly younger than the other 9 patients (P=.03), had myocarditis.
11317245
MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Myocarditis, a rare but severe manifestation of Q fever: report of 8 cases and review of the literature.
Fournier PE, Etienne J, Harle JR, Habib G, Raoult D.
Clin Infect Dis. 2001;32(10):1440-7.
Myocarditis, a rare but severe manifestation of Q fever: report of 8 cases and review of the literature.
11143547
MALE Adult
[A rare cause of myocarditis in a 30-year-old patient].
Miljak T, Mahl C, Hofgartner F, Rostan R, Sigel H.
Med Klin (Munich). 2000;95(11):645-8.
Acute Q-fever should be considered as a possible cause of myocarditis, especially in rural areas.
8571646
MALE
[Q-fever associated myocarditis in a 14-year-old boy].
Pfammatter JP, Paul T, Flik J, Drescher J, Kallfelz HC.
Z Kardiol. 1995;84(11):947-50.
[Q-fever associated myocarditis in a 14-year-old boy].
8571646
MALE
[Q-fever associated myocarditis in a 14-year-old boy].
Pfammatter JP, Paul T, Flik J, Drescher J, Kallfelz HC.
Z Kardiol. 1995;84(11):947-50.
Myocarditis associated with Q fever has been reported only in some rare cases but not in children.
25990851
OTHER
Presumptive Q fever myocarditis associated with Coxiella burnetii infection of a homograft valve in the outflow tract of the right ventricle: review and case report.
Gerlis LM, Somerville J, Dewar A, Clarke TJ.
Cardiovasc Pathol. 1994;3(2):73-80.
Presumptive Q fever myocarditis associated with Coxiella burnetii infection of a homograft valve in the outflow tract of the right ventricle: review and case report.
2594125
MALE Infant
[Q-fever as a cause of myocarditis in childhood].
Drexhage VR, Dumas AM, Sukhai RN, Witsenburg M.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1989;133(50):2517-9.
[Q-fever as a cause of myocarditis in childhood].
3522535
MALE Adult
Rickettsial perimyocarditis--a follow-up study.
Maisch B.
Heart Vessels. 1986;2(1):55-9.
Only marginal lymphocytotoxicity against heterologous cardiocytes was detected in the early phase and again during the follow-up 2 years later in the Q-fever myocarditis patient but not in any of the noncarditic Q-fever cases nor in controls.
3522535
MALE Adult
Rickettsial perimyocarditis--a follow-up study.
Maisch B.
Heart Vessels. 1986;2(1):55-9.
Only marginal lymphocytotoxicity against heterologous cardiocytes was detected in the early phase and again during the follow-up 2 years later in the Q-fever myocarditis patient but not in any of the noncarditic Q-fever cases nor in controls.
4082171
MALE Child
[Coxiella burnetii as a possible cause of endocarditis in a 7-year old boy].
Beaufort-Krol GC, Van Leeuwen GH, Storm CJ, Richardus JH, Dumas AM, Schaap GJ.
Tijdschr Kindergeneeskd. 1985;53(4):153-7.
The case-history of a 7-year-old boy with endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis, possibly caused by Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever), is presented.