Acute Q Fever with Atrioventricular Block, Israel

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Sep;28(9):1886-1889. doi: 10.3201/eid2809.212565.

Abstract

Cardiac involvement in acute Q fever is rare. We report 2 cases of an advanced atrioventricular block in young adult patients in Israel who sought care for acute Q fever without evidence of myocarditis. Q fever should be suspected in unexplained conduction abnormalities, especially in febrile young patients residing in disease-endemic areas.

Keywords: Coxiella burnetii; Israel; Q fever; atrioventricular block; bacteria; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Atrioventricular Block* / diagnosis
  • Atrioventricular Block* / etiology
  • Atrioventricular Block* / therapy
  • Coxiella burnetii*
  • Fever / etiology
  • Humans
  • Israel / epidemiology
  • Q Fever* / diagnosis
  • Young Adult