Rash and petechiae as presenting signs of Q fever

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 358-

  Van Hensbroek, Michael Boele ^a,d   De Vries, Esther ^b   Dolan, Grainne ^c   Schneeberger, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Senanga Hospital   (Zambia)

^d EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child; Coxiella burnetii; Cutaneous lesions; Q fever

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; RASH; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEROLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COXIELLA BURNETII; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXANTHEMA; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PURPURA; Q FEVER; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0343618755     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200004000-00021     Document Type: Article

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