Q fever endocarditis in a 6-year-old child.
- 1 April 1980
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 55 (4) , 312-315
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.55.4.312
Abstract
A 6-year-old boy with a congenital bicuspid aortic valve presented with finger clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthopathy, and subsequently he developed severe hypertension. The hypertension was successfully treated by nephrectomy, at which a thrombosed mycotic aneurysm of the renal artey was found. Echocardiography showed the presence of aortic valve vegetations. Blood cultures were sterile, but high antibody titres to the phase 1 and 2 antigens of Coxiella burneti strongly suggested Q fever infection. We believe this is the first reported case of Q fever endocarditis in early childhood.Keywords
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