Livedo reticularis revealing a latent infective endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetti

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Nov;41(5 Pt 2):842-4. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70340-3.

Abstract

We report the first case of livedo reticularis revealing a latent infective endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetti. The patient, a 54-year-old woman, also had chronic thrombocytopenia and mixed cryoglobulinemia. Chronic Q fever was confirmed by serodiagnosis and livedo regressed totally with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Q Fever / complications*
  • Q Fever / diagnosis
  • Skin Diseases, Vascular / complications*
  • Skin Diseases, Vascular / diagnosis