[Endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetti despite the absence of obvious exposure]

F Thuillier; H Chehade

doi:10.1016/j.revmed.2011.01.007

[Endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetti despite the absence of obvious exposure]

Rev Med Interne. 2012 Jan;33(1):e3-5. doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2011.01.007. Epub 2011 Feb 16.

[Article in French]

Authors

F Thuillier¹, H Chehade

Affiliation

¹ Service de médecine interne, centre hospitalier de Saint-Junien, Saint-Junien, France. [email protected]

PMID: 21330019
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2011.01.007

Abstract

Q fever is an ubiquitous zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetti, an intracellular Gram negative bacteria. It may present as an acute or a chronic disease course. Endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetti represents 1 to 5% of all infectious endocarditis. We report a 41-year-old man without obvious exposure history, who presented with a Q fever endocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Coxiella burnetii*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Q Fever / microbiology*