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PERICARDITIS ASSOCIATED WITH TICK‐BORNE Q FEVER
Author(s) -
BEAMAN M. H.,
HUNG J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1989.tb00258.x
Subject(s) - medicine , q fever , pericarditis , virology , cardiology
A case of pericarditis associated with Q fever is described. Transmission was probably via an arthropod vector, which was most likely the kangaroo tick Amblyomma triguttatum. Complete recovery occurred in association with the use of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory agents only. This is a rare presentation of Q fever implicating transmission by a novel vector.