Demyelinating polyradiculoneuritis following Coxiella burnetti infection (Q fever)

Ital J Neurol Sci. 1991 Aug;12(4):415-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02335782.

Abstract

Neurological complications of Coxiella burnetii infection (Q fever) are rare, although the occurrence of headache, paresthesias, and transient focal deficits has been reported. We report the case of a patient with a relapsing demyelinating polyradiculoneuritis as an aftermath of C. burnetti endocarditis and pneumonia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Demyelinating Diseases / etiology*
  • Demyelinating Diseases / pathology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neural Conduction
  • Pericarditis / etiology
  • Pneumonia / etiology
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy / etiology*
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy / pathology
  • Q Fever / complications*
  • Recurrence
  • Sural Nerve / pathology