Coxiella burnetii chronic pericarditis: a case report

I Ivić; I Božić; D Ledina

Coxiella burnetii chronic pericarditis: a case report

Neth J Med. 2016 Oct;74(8):362-364.

Authors

I Ivić¹, I Božić, D Ledina

Affiliation

¹ Clinic for Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Split, School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia.

PMID: 27762219

Abstract

Coxiella burnetii is capable of causing a variety of acute and chronic infections. We present a case of pericarditis with serologically confirmed chronic C. burnetii infection. This case report emphasises the justification of serological testing for chronic C. burnetii infection in patients with prolonged or recurrent pericarditis, particularly in countries endemic for C. burnetii infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Chronic Disease
Doxycycline / therapeutic use
Echocardiography
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Humans
Male
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis*
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion / drug therapy
Pericarditis / diagnosis*
Pericarditis / diagnostic imaging
Pericarditis / drug therapy
Q Fever / diagnosis*
Q Fever / drug therapy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Doxycycline