Chronic Q fever endocarditis.

Chronic Q fever endocarditis.

Eight patients with chronic Q fever endocarditis were treated with tetracycline for up to 40 months. In addition, five of these patients received co-trimoxazole. Six patients had prosthetic valves. Two patients who had Q fever endocarditis on their native valves required valve replacement because of haemodynamic difficulties: in only one did the Q fever endocarditis contribute to the haemodynam...

Chronic Q fever endocarditis.

Polymicrobial endocarditis: chronic Q fever and Enterococcus faecalis coinfection.

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Q fever tricuspid valve endocarditis.

Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. The most frequent clinical expression of the chronic form is a bacterial culture negative aortic or mitral endocarditis. A case of tricuspid valve endocarditis due to C burnetii is described, with a favourable outcome after treatment with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.

Unsuspected Q fever endocarditis--a case report.

Q fever endocarditis is usually characterized by a history of contact with animals or animal products, subsequent weight loss, pyrexia and night sweats. Clinical features almost invariably include valvular involvement, hepatosplenomegaly and haematuria.' We report a case of Q fever endocarditis in an elderly woman who, despite high titres of antibody, initially had no features apart from valvul...