Differential diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of Q-fever in a male prisoner. Case report

The authors describe the case of a 46-year-old man, who developed atypical pneumonia caused by Coxiella burnetii. Chest X-ray revealed interstitial pneumonia. Western blot and ELISA test were positive for Coxiella burnetii antibody. After treatment with doxycyclin and amoxicillin supplemented with vitamin B6 for 10 days, the patient displayed a clinical improvement. The authors conclude that in cases with atypical pneumonia, Coxiella burnetii antibody as well as other bacterial or viral antibodies should be determined.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:156

Enthalten in:

Orvosi hetilap - 156(2015), 18 vom: 03. Mai, Seite 741-3

Sprache:

Ungarisch

Weiterer Titel:

A Q-láz differenciáldiagnosztikai és terápiás aspektusai egy 46 éves fogva tartott férfi esete kapcsán

Beteiligte Personen:

Vanya, Melinda [VerfasserIn]
Szili, Károly [VerfasserIn]
Zámolyi, Szilvia [VerfasserIn]
Magyar, Hajnalka [VerfasserIn]
Kőrösi, Gábor [VerfasserIn]
Benkő, Árpád [VerfasserIn]
Hornyák, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Hegedűs, Zsolt [VerfasserIn]
György, Lajos [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

74469-00-4
Acetylcysteine
Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
Antibodies, Bacterial
Ascorbic Acid
Atípusos pneumonia
Atypical pneumonia
Case Reports
Doxycycline
English Abstract
Fogvatartott
Interstitial pneumonia
Interstitialis pneumonia
Journal Article
N12000U13O
PQ6CK8PD0R
Prisoner
Q-fever
Q-láz
Silymarin
WYQ7N0BPYC

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.07.2015

Date Revised 05.06.2015

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1556/OH.2015.30098

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM249651084