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.

Oligoarthritis



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14576997
 FEMALE Adult
Unusual causes of reactive arthritis: Leptospira and Coxiella burnetii.
Pappas G, Akritidis N, Christou L, Mastora M, Tsianos E.
Clin Rheumatol. 2003;22(4-5):343-6.
We describe two cases of reactive arthritis arising after infections with two pathogens not so far related to the occurrence of reactive arthritis: one patient exhibited migratory oligoarthritis shortly after the course of acute Q fever, and another patient developed monoarthritis during recovery from leptospirosis.