Q Fever with Unusual Exposure History: A Classic Presentation of a Commonly Misdiagnosed Disease | Zendy

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Q Fever with Unusual Exposure History: A Classic Presentation of a Commonly Misdiagnosed Disease

Author(s) -

Randall J. Nett,

Earl Book,

Alicia D. Anderson

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6625

pISSN - 2090-6633

DOI - 10.1155/2012/916142

Subject(s) - medicine , q fever , coxiella burnetii , etiology , rocky mountain spotted fever , transmission (telecommunications) , disease , tick borne disease , tick , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , dermatology , virology , pathology , surgery , electrical engineering , engineering

We describe the case of a man presumptively diagnosed and treated for Rocky Mountain spotted fever following exposure to multiple ticks while riding horses. The laboratory testing of acute and convalescent serum specimens led to laboratory confirmation of acute Q fever as the etiology. This case represents a potential tickborne transmission of Coxiella burnetii and highlights the importance of considering Q fever as a possible diagnosis following tick exposures.

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