Acalculous cholecystitis: An unusual presentation of acute Q fever masquerading as infectious endocarditis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 336, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 356-357

  Ergas, David ^a   Abdul Hai, Ali ^a   Sthoeger, Zev Moshe ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acalculous cholecystitis; Endocarditis; Q fever

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; Q FEVER; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 56049112805     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31815bf9f9     Document Type: Article

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