Aseptic Meningitis Caused by Coxiella Burnetii

Acute Q fever can have multiple presentations but neurologic involvement is rare. We describe the case of a 16-year-old female with severe headache and aseptic meningitis with acute Coxiella burnetii infection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Figueiredo, C (author)
Other Authors: Candeias, F (author), Brito, MJ (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2662
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/2662
Description
Summary:Acute Q fever can have multiple presentations but neurologic involvement is rare. We describe the case of a 16-year-old female with severe headache and aseptic meningitis with acute Coxiella burnetii infection.