[Meningoencephalitis caused by Coxiella burnetii]

P Dano; D Gayraud; G Martet; M Drancourt; D Raoult

[Meningoencephalitis caused by Coxiella burnetii]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 1990;146(8-9):511-3.

[Article in French]

Authors

P Dano¹, D Gayraud, G Martet, M Drancourt, D Raoult

Affiliation

¹ Service de Neurologie, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées A. Laveran, Marseille.

PMID: 2237097

Abstract

Meningoencephalitis caused by Coxiella burnetii is exceptional and its clinical presentation is varied. We report a case which presented as transient central neurological deficits and intracranial hypertension without fever. The condition was diagnosed by indirect immunofluorescence.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Meningoencephalitis / cerebrospinal fluid
Meningoencephalitis / etiology*
Meningoencephalitis / immunology
Prognosis
Q Fever / cerebrospinal fluid
Q Fever / complications*
Q Fever / immunology