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Severe acute Q fever pneumonia complicated by presumed persistent localized Q fever endocarditis in a renal transplant recipient: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Budgin Angela M.,
Abidi Maheen Z.,
Bajrovic Valida,
Miller Matthew A.,
Johnson Steven C.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13230
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , q fever , pneumonia , renal transplant , fever of unknown origin , intensive care medicine , immunology , transplantation
Abstract Q fever in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is rarely described in the medical literature. We present a case of severe acute Q fever pneumonia that evolved into persistent localized Q fever endocarditis in a renal transplant recipient.