Q Fever Severe Pericarditis With Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report.
coxiella burnetii
endocarditis
pericarditis
q fever
serological diagnosis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2023
Feb 2023
Historique:
accepted:
14
02
2023
entrez:
20
3
2023
pubmed:
21
3
2023
medline:
21
3
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Q fever can present in acute or chronic form with a wide range of clinical symptoms and presentations. Here we report severe pericarditis with cardiac tamponade due to a chronic Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) infection. Our report emphasizes and justifies the importance of serological testing for chronic Q fever in patients with unexplained pericarditis, particularly in areas where C. burnetii is endemic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36938255
doi: 10.7759/cureus.34980
pmc: PMC10019786
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e34980Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Pikoulas et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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