Acalculous cholecystitis: an unusual presentation of acute Q fever masquerading as infectious endocarditis |
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| Authors: | Ergas David Abdul-Hai Ali Sthoeger Zev Moshe |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine B, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Affiliated to the Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. |
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| Abstract: | We report here a patient with acute Q fever-related acalculous cholecystitis, who presented with prolonged fever, valvular abnormalities, and positive serology for Q fever phase 1 antigens, features suggesting chronic Q fever endocarditis. The pathogenesis of this rare presentation of Q fever is discussed. |
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