A case of giant cell arteritis associated with culture-proven Coxiella burnetii aortitis

A case of giant cell arteritis associated with culture-proven Coxiella burnetii aortitis

A case of proven Coxiella burnetii aortitis, possibly associated with giant cell arteritis (GCA), is reported. A 72-year-old man, who is a hunter, presented with weight loss, fever, jaw claudication, and hardened temporal arteries associated with a persistent inflammatory syndrome and arteritis of t...

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Main Authors: S. de Worm, J.B. Giot, C. Courtoy, E. Gillet, Sophie Amrane, P. Huynen, M. Van Esbroeck, E. Prudent, H. Lepidi, Matthieu Million, M. Moutschen, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218300298

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