Acute Q fever presenting as fever of unknown origin with rapidly progressive hepatic failure in a patient with alcoholism

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 896-901

  Lin, Po Han ^a   Lo, Yi Chun ^a   Chiang, Fu Tien ^a   Wang, Jiun Ling ^a   Jeng, Yung MIng ^a   Fang, Chi Tai ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Doxycycline; Hepatitis; Liver failyre; Q fever

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAUNDICE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; Q FEVER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 57349083715     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60207-7     Document Type: Article

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