An Unusual Manifestation of Q Fever: Peritonitis

J Infect Public Health. 2015 Jul-Aug;8(4):373-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.02.004. Epub 2015 Apr 18.

Abstract

Q fever has rarely been reported and can be difficult to diagnose, especially in immunocompromised patients. In the present report, we describe an unusual case of Q fever that presented as peritonitis and was treated with long-term combination therapy with doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and rifampicin for five weeks in a patient who had been on peritoneal dialysis for six years due to hypertensive nephropathy.

Keywords: Coxiella burnetii; Peritonitis; Q fever.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host / physiology
  • Male
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Peritonitis / diagnosis*
  • Peritonitis / drug therapy
  • Q Fever / diagnosis*
  • Q Fever / drug therapy
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Doxycycline
  • Rifampin