Q Fever with Unusual Exposure History: A Classic Presentation of a Commonly Misdiagnosed Disease
| Autor: | Alicia D. Anderson, Randall J. Nett, Earl Book |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry Transmission (medicine) Rocky Mountain spotted fever Case Report Q fever General Medicine Disease Tick bacterial infections and mycoses Coxiella burnetii biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Etiology Medicine lcsh:RC109-216 Presentation (obstetrics) business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Vol 2012 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6633 2090-6625 |
| Popis: | We describe the case of a man presumptively diagnosed and treated for Rocky Mountain spotted fever following exposure to multiple ticks while riding horses. The laboratory testing of acute and convalescent serum specimens led to laboratory confirmation of acute Q fever as the etiology. This case represents a potential tickborne transmission ofCoxiella burnetiiand highlights the importance of considering Q fever as a possible diagnosis following tick exposures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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