Granulomatous hepatitis caused by Q fever: a differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin
| Autor: | Nancy E. Aguilar-Olivos, María del Carmen Manzano-Robleda, Eric López-Méndez, Fredy Chablé-Montero, Ylse Gutiérrez-Grobe, Jorge Albores-Saavedra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Hepatitis Viral Human Biopsy Histopathology Specialties of internal medicine Q fever Fever of Unknown Origin Serology Diagnosis Differential medicine Humans Fever of unknown origin Hepatitis Granulomatous diseases Granuloma Hepatology medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Coxiella burnetii biology.organism_classification RC581-951 Liver Liver biopsy Granulomatous Hepatitis Differential diagnosis Q Fever business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Hepatology, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 138-141 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 1665-2681 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31396-1 |
| Popis: | The differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin (FUO) includes infectious, neoplastic, rheumatic-inflammatory and miscellaneous diseases. We report the case of a 35-year-old man with FUO caused by Q fever. A liver biopsy showed the characteristic fibrin-ring lipogranulomas compatible with Q fever. The serologic tests confirmed the diagnosis of acute infection by Coxiella burnetii. The therapeutic response was excellent. In conclusion, we described a patient with acute Q fever and granulomatous hepatitis. |
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