A Q fever case mimicking Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

Abstract

Coxiella burnetii is the bacterium that causes Q fever. Human infection is mainly transmitted from cattle, goats and sheep. The disease is usually self-limited. Pneumonia and hepatitis are the most common clinical manifestations. In this study, we present a case of Q fever from the western part of Turkey mimicking Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in terms of clinical and laboratory findings.

Aetiology of PCR negative suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases in an endemic area

“…14 Another patient that was evaluated for CCHF with tick bite, hemoptysis, and thrombocytopenia was later diagnosed with acute Q fever. 15 Co-infections can also rarely occur as reported in fatal case from Bulgaria with malaria co-infection, 16 and with secondary bacteraemia as reported from Turkey. 3 …”

An overlap of urinary tract infection case in patients with cirrhosis looks as if crimean congo hemorrhagic fever

“…Karabay ve ark. [11] kene temas öyküsü olan ve KKKA ile uyumlu klinik (ateş, halsizlik, miyalji) ve laboratuvar bulguları (trombositopeni, AST, ALT düzeylerinde yükseklik) olan 59 yaşında bir bayan hastada Q ateşi bildirmişlerdir. Olgunun tanısı IFA yöntemiyle Coxiella burnetii faz 2 IgM ve IgG pozitifliği ile konmuş, olguda KKKA PZR negatif olarak bildirilmiştir.…”