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Encephalitis caused by Coxiella burnetii
Author(s) -
Brooks Robert G.,
Licitra Carmelo M.,
Peacock Marius G.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410200116
Subject(s) - coxiella burnetii , q fever , encephalitis , medicine , endocarditis , disease , hepatitis , immunology , virology , pathology , virus
Acute infection with Coxiella burnetii usually results in a self‐limited illness, but it can occasionally cause chronic endocarditis or hepatitis. Headache is a common presenting symptom of acute infection with this agent, but specific neurological abnormalities are rare. WE report the case of a patient with acute Q fever that caused frank encephalitis. We also review the literature on central nervous system disease attributable to C. burnetii .