Livedo reticularis revealing a latent infective endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetti.

Granel, B; Genty, I; Serratrice, J; Rey, J; Disdier, P; Raoult, D; Weiller, P J · J Am Acad Dermatol · 1999

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report the first case of livedo reticularis revealing a latent infective endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetti. The patient, a 54-year-old woman, also had chronic thrombocytopenia and mixed cryoglobulinemia. Chronic Q fever was confirmed by serodiagnosis and livedo regressed totally with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.

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