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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Duarte C, Guimarães F. An Unusual Case of Myopericarditis in a Young Woman. Cureus 2022; 14:e32542. [PMID: 36654539 PMCID: PMC9840093 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.32542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A 48-year-old woman with no history of cardiovascular risk factors was admitted to the emergency room with complaints of angor, dyspnea, and fever in the last 24 h. She was referred for xerostomia and xerophthalmia since 2015. At examination, the patient was polypneic with bibasal crackles. Blood tests showed leukocytosis and increased high sensitivity troponin I and C-reactive protein (CRP). The echocardiogram revealed a small pericardial effusion. She was diagnosed with myopericarditis and started acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and colchicine. Laboratory tests indicated the presence of positive antinuclear antibodies, double-strain DNA antibodies (anti-dsDNA), anti-Sjögren's-syndrome-related antigen A (anti-SSA), and lupus anticoagulant antibodies. Positivity for phase II immunoglobulin M and G for Coxiella burnetti was detected. As it fulfills the diagnostic criteria for a possible flare of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and SS (triggered by a possible infection by C. burnetti) the patient started immunosuppressive therapy. A complete resolution of symptoms with normalization of CRP and troponin I values were observed.
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Shepard Z, Skorupa T, Espinoza L, Erlandson K, Damioli L. Coxiella burnetii Infection Associated With Thromboangiitis Obliterans-like Phenomena With Digital Autoamputation: A Case Report and Review of Q Fever-Associated Autoimmunity. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofab637. [PMID: 35028337 PMCID: PMC8753030 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We present a case of a patient with chronic Q fever who presented with digital necrosis, autoamputations, and positive anticentromere antibody, mimicking a scleroderma vasculopathy or thromboangiitis obliterans. Coxiella burnetii infection has long been associated with the presence of autoantibodies and autoimmune phenomena including vasculitis. Clinicians should consider Q fever testing in patients with new-onset autoimmune diseases or autoantibodies and appropriate exposure histories.
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- Zachary Shepard
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Assunção H, Prata AR, Silva J, Malcata A. Polyarthritis and fever-a clinical conundrum. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 60:e438-e440. [PMID: 34302459 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Helena Assunção
- Rheumatology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Neurotransmitter System-Targeting Drugs Antagonize Growth of the Q Fever Agent, Coxiella burnetii, in Human Cells. mSphere 2021; 6:e0044221. [PMID: 34232075 PMCID: PMC8386451 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00442-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Coxiella burnetii is a highly infectious, intracellular, Gram-negative bacterial pathogen that causes human Q fever, an acute flu-like illness that can progress to chronic endocarditis. C. burnetii is transmitted to humans via aerosols and has long been considered a potential biological warfare agent. Although antibiotics, such as doxycycline, effectively treat acute Q fever, a recently identified antibiotic-resistant strain demonstrates the ability of C. burnetii to resist traditional antimicrobials, and chronic disease is extremely difficult to treat with current options. These findings highlight the need for new Q fever therapeutics, and repurposed drugs that target eukaryotic functions to prevent bacterial replication are of increasing interest in infectious disease. To identify this class of anti-C. burnetii therapeutics, we screened a library of 727 FDA-approved or late-stage clinical trial compounds using a human macrophage-like cell model of infection. Eighty-eight compounds inhibited bacterial replication, including known antibiotics, antipsychotic or antidepressant treatments, antihistamines, and several additional compounds used to treat a variety of conditions. The majority of identified anti-C. burnetii compounds target host neurotransmitter system components. Serotoninergic, dopaminergic, and adrenergic components are among the most highly represented targets and potentially regulate macrophage activation, cytokine production, and autophagy. Overall, our screen identified multiple host-directed compounds that can be pursued for potential use as anti-C. burnetii drugs. IMPORTANCECoxiella burnetii causes the debilitating disease Q fever in humans. This infection is difficult to treat with current antibiotics and can progress to long-term, potentially fatal infection in immunocompromised individuals or when treatment is delayed. Here, we identified many new potential treatment options in the form of drugs that are either FDA approved or have been used in late-stage clinical trials and target human neurotransmitter systems. These compounds are poised for future characterization as nontraditional anti-C. burnetii therapies.
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Alqallaf A, Alhashim A, Alajmi M, Alsaqobi A, Al-Adsani W. Coxiella burnetii Endocarditis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report of a Diagnostic Challenge. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2020; 21:e926699. [PMID: 33318463 PMCID: PMC7749446 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.926699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Patient: Male, 43-year-old Final Diagnosis: Q-fever endocarditis Symptoms: Lower limb edema • shortness of breath Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: General and Internal Medicine
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- Ahmed Alqallaf
- Division of Nephrology, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Jaber Al-Ahmed Armed Forces Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
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Autoimmune Manifestations of Acute Q Fever Infection. INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE 2018. [DOI: 10.1097/ipc.0000000000000629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Jansen AFM, Raijmakers RPH, Keijmel SP, van der Molen RG, Vervoort GM, van der Meer JWM, van Deuren M, Bleeker-Rovers CP. Autoimmunity and B-cell dyscrasia in acute and chronic Q fever: A review of the literature. Eur J Intern Med 2018; 54:6-12. [PMID: 29908707 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Q fever infection can lead to chronic Q fever, a potentially lethal disease occurring in 1-5% of patients infected with Coxiella burnetii, characterized by the persistence of this intracellular bacterium. It usually presents as endocarditis, infected vascular aneurysms, or infected vascular prostheses. This systematic review of the literature discusses the various autoimmune syndromes and B-cell dyscrasias in acute and chronic Q fever patients, that may interfere with or impede recognition and diagnosis of Q fever. Reportedly, high concentrations of anti-cardiolipin antibodies may be found in acute Q fever patients, while specifically cardiac muscle antibodies have been reported during chronic Q fever. Systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome are the most frequently reported autoimmune syndromes, followed by neuromuscular disorders and vasculitis. B-cell dyscrasia, mostly cryoglobulinaemia, is predominantly described in chronic Q fever patients with endocarditis. We conclude that immunological (epi)phenomena are not rare during Q fever and may obscure the infectious etiology of the disease.
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- Anne F M Jansen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Expert Center for Q fever, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Expert Center for Q fever, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Expert Center for Q fever, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Expert Center for Q fever, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Expert Center for Q fever, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Eldin C, Mélenotte C, Mediannikov O, Ghigo E, Million M, Edouard S, Mege JL, Maurin M, Raoult D. From Q Fever to Coxiella burnetii Infection: a Paradigm Change. Clin Microbiol Rev 2017; 30:115-190. [PMID: 27856520 PMCID: PMC5217791 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00045-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 550] [Impact Index Per Article: 78.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Coxiella burnetii is the agent of Q fever, or "query fever," a zoonosis first described in Australia in 1937. Since this first description, knowledge about this pathogen and its associated infections has increased dramatically. We review here all the progress made over the last 20 years on this topic. C. burnetii is classically a strict intracellular, Gram-negative bacterium. However, a major step in the characterization of this pathogen was achieved by the establishment of its axenic culture. C. burnetii infects a wide range of animals, from arthropods to humans. The genetic determinants of virulence are now better known, thanks to the achievement of determining the genome sequences of several strains of this species and comparative genomic analyses. Q fever can be found worldwide, but the epidemiological features of this disease vary according to the geographic area considered, including situations where it is endemic or hyperendemic, and the occurrence of large epidemic outbreaks. In recent years, a major breakthrough in the understanding of the natural history of human infection with C. burnetii was the breaking of the old dichotomy between "acute" and "chronic" Q fever. The clinical presentation of C. burnetii infection depends on both the virulence of the infecting C. burnetii strain and specific risks factors in the infected patient. Moreover, no persistent infection can exist without a focus of infection. This paradigm change should allow better diagnosis and management of primary infection and long-term complications in patients with C. burnetii infection.
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- Carole Eldin
- URMITE, UMR CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM U1095, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
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- URMITE, UMR CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM U1095, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
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- URMITE, UMR CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM U1095, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
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- URMITE, UMR CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM U1095, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
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- URMITE, UMR CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM U1095, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
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- URMITE, UMR CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM U1095, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
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- URMITE, UMR CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM U1095, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
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- Institut de Biologie et de Pathologie, CHU de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- URMITE, UMR CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM U1095, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
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Durupt S, Puget M, Lega JC, Durieu I, Reynaud Q. Coxiella burnetii infection (Q fever) mimicking systemic lupus erythematosus: two cases. Lupus 2017; 27:961203317747721. [PMID: 29251170 DOI: 10.1177/0961203317747721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Q fever has extremely polymorphic features, and has been reported to be associated with positivity of several autoimmune antibodies. We report two cases of atypical Q fever with a clinical presentation highly suggestive of an inflammatory systemic disease with positivity of autoimmune antibodies, mimicking systemic lupus erythematosus.
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- S Durupt
- 1 Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Lyon, France; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- 2 Service de Médecine Interne, 89682 Centre Hospitalier de Valence , Valence, France
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- 1 Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Lyon, France; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- 1 Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Lyon, France; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- 1 Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Lyon, France; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Asner SA, Morré SA, Bochud PY, Greub G. Host factors and genetic susceptibility to infections due to intracellular bacteria and fastidious organisms. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20:1246-53. [PMID: 25366416 DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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While genetic polymorphisms play a paramount role in tuberculosis (TB), less is known about their contribution to the severity of diseases caused by other intracellular bacteria and fastidious microorganisms. We searched electronic databases for observational studies reporting on host factors and genetic predisposition to infections caused by intracellular fastidious bacteria published up to 30 May 2014. The contribution of genetic polymorphisms was documented for TB. This includes genetic defects in the mononuclear phagocyte/T helper cell type 1 (Th1) pathway contributing to disseminated TB disease in children and genome-wide linkage analysis (GWAS) in reactivated pulmonary TB in adults. Similarly, experimental studies supported the role of host genetic factors in the clinical presentation of illnesses resulting from other fastidious intracellular bacteria. These include IL-6 -174G/C or low mannose-binding (MBL) polymorphisms, which are incriminated in chronic pulmonary conditions triggered by C. pneumoniae, type 2-like cytokine secretion polymorphisms, which are correlated with various clinical patterns of M. pneumoniae infections, and genetic variation in the NOD2 gene, which is an indicator of tubal pathology resulting from Chamydia trachomatis infections. Monocyte/macrophage migration and T lymphocyte recruitment defects are corroborated to ineffective granuloma formation observed among patients with chronic Q fever. Similar genetic polymorphisms have also been suggested for infections caused by T. whipplei although not confirmed yet. In conclusion, this review supports the paramount role of genetic factors in clinical presentations and severity of infections caused by intracellular fastidious bacteria. Genetic predisposition should be further explored through such as exome sequencing.
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- S A Asner
- Service of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland; Unit of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Baziaka F, Karaiskos I, Galani L, Barmpouti E, Konstantinidis S, Kitas G, Giamarellou H. Large vessel vasculitis in a patient with acute Q-fever: A case report. IDCases 2014; 1:56-9. [PMID: 26952153 PMCID: PMC4762790 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Q fever is a zoonosis caused by the rickettsial organism Coxiella burnetii. Infection has an acute course, usually with a self-limited febrile illness and the possibility of the evaluation to a chronic course with endocardial involvement. The presence of autoantibodies and various autoimmune disorders have also been associated with C. burnetii infection. We report a case of acute Q fever in which the patient developed large vessel vasculitis. The FDG-PET/CT scan detected inflammation of the thoracic aortic wall, suggesting an unusual immunologic host response to acute Q fever infection.
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- Fotini Baziaka
- 6th Department of Internal Medicine, Hygeia General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 6th Department of Internal Medicine, Hygeia General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 6th Department of Internal Medicine, Hygeia General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hygeia General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 6th Department of Internal Medicine, Hygeia General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Lee HM, Mo SI, Cho HW, Lee SJ, Jun BG, Kim KW, Kim JY, Kim YI, Nah SS. A Case of Q Fever that may Mimic Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES 2013. [DOI: 10.4078/jrd.2013.20.1.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Han Min Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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Hernández Beriain JÁ, Machín García S, Novoa Medina FJ, Batista Perdomo D, Rosas Romero A, Girona Quesada E. Q-fever can simulate a lupus flare. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 8:143-4. [PMID: 22137637 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2011.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2011] [Revised: 07/24/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fever is a diagnostic challenge in the patient with lupus. Infections can mimic a lupus flare which further complicates the diagnostic approach. Moreover, immunosuppressive treatment of SLE may promote the development of infections and poor outcome. We report the case of a patient with SLE with an initial diagnosis of lupus flare, who was found to have Q fever showing an excellent response to treatment with doxycycline.
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Dorko E, Kalinová Z, Pilipcinec E. Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii antibodies among students of the Faculty of Medicine in Kosice (Slovakia). Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2008; 53:563-8. [PMID: 19381486 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-008-0090-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2008] [Revised: 05/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Titers of immunoglobulin IgG against phases I and II of Coxiella burnetii were determined in 241 students of the Faculty of Medicine by ELISA method and the respective risk factors were evaluated, e.g., rural and urban life, consumption of milk, contact with animals and gender, which may be associated with exposure to C. burnetii. Phase I antibodies (Abs) were detected in 59 serum samples (24.4 %) at antibody level of 1: 100-1: 400. Phase II Abs were found in 179 persons (74.2 %). The titers were in the range of 1: 100-1: 1600. The titer > or =1: 800 of IgG was used as a cut-off level, and was detected only in 20 students (8.2 %). No significant difference in the prevalence of Abs was detected either between the students living in rural and urban environment (78.8 and 73.2 %, respectively) or between males and females (74.0 and 74.7 %, respectively). Abs were detected more frequently in raw milk consumers (68.1 %) and in students who kept some animals (73.7 %).
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- E Dorko
- Department of Epidemiology, Safárik University, Kosice, Slovakia.
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Linos A, Kirch W. Promoting Health for Working Women—Communicable Diseases. PROMOTING HEALTH FOR WORKING WOMEN 2008. [PMCID: PMC7121744 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73038-7_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Athena Linos
- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 M. Asias Street, Goudi, Athens 115 27
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- Research Association Public Health Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Fiedlerstr. 27, 0/307 Dresden Germany
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