Acute meningoencephalitis as the sole manifestation of Q fever
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (1) , 35-37
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01997054
Abstract
The case of a 25-year old man who presented with meningoencephalitis as the sole clinical manifestation of Q fever is described. Serological studies revealed the presence of IgM and IgG antibodies toCoxiella burnetii. The patient responded favourably to a ten-day course of i.v. ceftriaxone and was discharged without any neurological sequelae.Keywords
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