Delayed diagnosis of Q fever endocarditis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient

Delayed diagnosis of Q fever endocarditis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient

Chronic Q fever caused by Coxiella burnetii is uncommon in the United States and is most often associated with infective endocarditis. We present a 52-year-old woman with a history of aortic valve replacement and rheumatoid arthritis treated with Etanercept with chronic Q fever manifesting as prosth...

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Main Authors: Shailee Y. Shah, Christopher Kovacs, Carmela D. Tan, Gosta Pettersson, Nabin K. Shrestha, Larry Lutwick, Steven M. Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Coxiella burnetii endocarditis
Q fever endocarditis
Endocarditis and Etanercept
Unpasteurized milk infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250915000244

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