An Unusual Manifestation of Q Fever: Peritonitis
Summary: Q fever has rarely been reported and can be difficult to diagnose, especially in immunocompromised patients. In the present report, we describe an unusual case of Q fever that presented as peritonitis and was treated with long-term combination therapy with doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and rif...
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2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Summary: Q fever has rarely been reported and can be difficult to diagnose, especially in immunocompromised patients. In the present report, we describe an unusual case of Q fever that presented as peritonitis and was treated with long-term combination therapy with doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and rifampicin for five weeks in a patient who had been on peritoneal dialysis for six years due to hypertensive nephropathy. Keywords: Q fever, Coxiella burnetii, Peritonitis |
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| Item Description: | 1876-0341 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.02.004 |