[Meningo encephalitis revealing Q fever: two cases and a review of the literature]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2002 Jan;158(1):77-80.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. The acute Q fever is usually characterized by a self-limited flu-like syndrome, fever, pneumonia and hepatitis. Symptoms of the chronic Q fever (evolution>3 months) mainly consist of endocarditis with negative culture. Focal neurological symptoms are rarely observed. Neurological symptoms of acute Q fever consist of meningitis or meningo-encephalitis. Neurological symptoms of chronic Q fever are cerebral embolisms from Coxiella burnetii infected heart valves. We herein report two patients with meningoencephalitis revealing acute Q fever.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningoencephalitis / microbiology*
  • Q Fever / diagnosis*