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19519847

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
Q fever endocarditis is a chronic disease with protean manifestations. The clinical and serological manifestations of nine patients diagnosed as having Q fever endocarditis during a 19-year period are reviewed. Four patients (44%) required valve replacement due to congestive heart failure. Three of these four patients were diagnosed as having Q fever endocarditis only after elective valve surgery, by histopathological examination of the valve and subsequent serological tests. Prior to surgery they were afebrile and had no other symptom or sign indicative of endocarditis. The antibiotic treatment and the decreasing titres of Q fever antibodies of all nine patients during several years of follow-up are summarized. Careful assessment of heart valves for histopathological evidence of inflammation is suggested, even after elective replacement. If found, clinical and laboratory evaluation should include determination of anti-Coxiella burnetti antibodies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1469-0691
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
359-62
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Q fever endocarditis; not always expected.
pubmed:affiliation
Infectious Disease Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, affiliated with the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. yonitw@zahav.net.il
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article