Q fever endocarditis on a bicuspid aortic valve: A case report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37615/retic.v7n1a12Keywords:
endocarditis, aortic valve, Q fever, coxiella burnetiiAbstract
Despite being a rare pathology, infective endocarditis continues to be a public health problem, with high morbidi-ty and mortality rates worldwide. Approximately 10% of cases suppose a real diagnostic challenge given that they are produced by atypical microorganisms that do not grow in conventional culture methods, do not present typical imaging findings and because they usually present in a more advanced and complicated form. We introduced a case report that reflexes how infective endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetii, an atypical microorganism, can develop.
Downloads
Metrics
References
Delgado V, Ajmone Marsan N, de Waha S, Bonaros N, Brida M, Burri H, Caselli S, Doenst T, Ederhy S, Erba PA, Foldager D, Fosbøl EL, Kovac J, Mestres CA, Miller OI, Miro JM, Pazdernik M, Pizzi MN, Quintana E, Rasmussen TB, Ristić AD, Rodés-Cabau J, Sionis A, Zühlke LJ, Borger MA; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis. Eur Heart J. 2023 Oct 14;44(39):3948-4042. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad193 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad193
Rajani R, Klein JL. Infective endocarditis: A contemporary update. Clin Med (Lond). 2020 Jan;20(1):31-35. doi: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.cme.20.1.1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.cme.20.1.1
Ullah Q, Jamil T, Saqib M, Iqbal M, Neubauer H. Q Fever-A Neglected Zoonosis. Microorganisms. 2022 Jul 28;10(8):1530. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10081530 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10081530
Deyell MW, Chiu B, Ross DB, Alvarez N. Q fever endocarditis: a case report and review of the literature. Can J Cardiol. 2006 Jul;22(9):781-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70295-1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70295-1
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Alejandro Lara García, Emilio Arbas, Lucía Fernández Gassó, Silvia Valbuena, Leonel Díaz González, Lucía Canales Muñoz, Joaquín Vila García, Esther Pérez David
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
RETIC is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 which allows sharing, copying and redistribution of the material in any medium or format, under the following terms:
- Attribution: you must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests that the licensor endorses you or your use.
- Non-commercial: you may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- No Derivatives: if you remix, transform or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
- No Additional Restrictions: you may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything permitted by the license.
