Difficulties in the diagnosis and management of a US servicemember presenting with possible chronic Q fever

Julie A. Ake; Robert F. Massung; Timothy J. Whitman; Todd D. Gleeson

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2009.09.010

Difficulties in the diagnosis and management of a US servicemember presenting with possible chronic Q fever

Julie A. Ake^*, Robert F. Massung, Timothy J. Whitman, Todd D. Gleeson

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Abstract

A 34 year old corpsman developed acute Q fever upon return from Iraq. Subsequent testing demonstrated trace mitral regurgitation and widely discrepant serologic testing results between commercial and reference laboratories. We discuss the dilemma of isolated minor echocardiographic abnormalities and propose caution in the interpretation of Q fever serologic tests.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-177
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Infection
Volume	60
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2009.09.010
State	Published - Feb 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Coxiella burnetii
Endocarditis
Mitral regurgitation
Q fever

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