Neurological Involvement in Acute Q Fever
Author(s) -
Emmanuelle Bernit,
Jean Pouget,
François Janbon,
H. Dutronc,
Philippe Martinez,
Philippe Brouqui,
Didier Raoult
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.162.6.693
Subject(s) - medicine , aseptic meningitis , meningoencephalitis , myelitis , encephalitis , q fever , lumbar puncture , meningitis , serology , peripheral neuropathy , acute disseminated encephalomyelitis , epidemiology , pediatrics , cerebrospinal fluid , immunology , disease , spinal cord , diabetes mellitus , virus , antibody , psychiatry , endocrinology
Q fever is characterized by its clinical polymorphism; neurological involvement has occasionally been described. In the course of acute Q fever, neurological manifestations may include aseptic meningitis, encephalitis or encephalomyelitis, and peripheral neuropathy.
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