Mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis and antibodies to phospholipids in a patient with acute Q fever: case report.

Tolosa-Vilella, C; Rodríguez-Jornet, A; Font-Rocabanyera, J; Andreu-Navarro, X · Clin Infect Dis · 1995

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Abstract

Glomerulonephritis is a rare complication of Q fever and is usually associated with the chronic form of disease, i.e., infectious endocarditis. We describe a 31-year-old man with a self-limited acute febrile illness due to Coxiella burnetii infection who had acute renal failure secondary to mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis. Antibodies to phospholipids were detected and suggested the diagnosis of Q fever in this case.

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