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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pers, Y-M
• Puygrenier, M
• Borlot, F
• Simorre, B
• Barazer, I
• Oziol, E
• Reny, J-L

Titel

Acute Q fever, antiphopholipid antibodies and renal artery thrombosis: case report and literature review

Ist Teil von

• La revue de medecine interne, 2009-03, Vol.30 (3), p.250-254

Ort / Verlag

France

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) can be associated with numerous infectious and particularly Q fever. Data on the pathogenicity of aPL in the course of acute Q fever are scarce. We report the case an acute Coxiella burnetii infection associated with clinical and biological manifestations of the aPL syndrome, including a renal infarction. Along with antibiotic treatment, anticoagulation and intravenous immunoglobulins, the clinical outcome was favourable. Antiphospholipid antibodies and Q fever antibody titers had a closely related evolution. Arterial thrombosis associated with Q fever and aPL is exceptional. The nosology and potential mechanisms are discussed.