Q Fever Presented as a Large Retroperitoneal Pseudotumoral Mass

Background. Q fever is an infection caused by Coxiella burnetii, an intracellular organism. Acute infection is most often a benign and asymptomatic process; however, some individuals may go on to develop subacute and persistent localized symptomatic Q fever. As such, the clinical and histopathologic...

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Main Authors: Behdokht Nowroozizadeh, Negar Haghighi Mehmandari, Nicolas Gallegos, Mari Perez-Rosendahl, Di Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4076159