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. 1980 Apr;55(4):312–315. doi: 10.1136/adc.55.4.312

Q fever endocarditis in a 6-year-old child.

R W Jones, D W Pitcher
PMCID: PMC1626810  PMID: 7416783

Abstract

A 6-year-old boy with a congenital bicuspid aortic valve presented with finger clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthopathy, and subsequently he developed severe hypertension. The hypertension was successfully treated by nephrectomy, at which a thrombosed mycotic aneurysm of the renal artey was found. Echocardiography showed the presence of aortic valve vegetations. Blood cultures were sterile, but high antibody titres to the phase 1 and 2 antigens of Coxiella burneti strongly suggested Q fever infection. We believe this is the first reported case of Q fever endocarditis in early childhood.

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