Q Fever Presented as a Large Retroperitoneal Pseudotumoral Mass
Joint Authors
Gallegos, Nicolas
Nowroozizadeh, Behdokht
Haghighi Mehmandari, Negar
Perez-Rosendahl, Mari
Lu, Di
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Q fever is an infection caused by Coxiella burnetii, an intracellular organism.
Acute infection is most often a benign and asymptomatic process; however, some individuals may go on to develop subacute and persistent localized symptomatic Q fever.
As such, the clinical and histopathologic findings of Q fever are widely variable and may be missed if clinical suspicion is not high.
Case Presentation.
Herein we report the first case of C.
burnetii infection presenting as an isolated retroperitoneal mass.
A 61-year-old male underwent axillary-bifemoral bypass surgery.
His postoperative course was complicated by the discovery of a large retroperitoneal mass.
Conclusion.
Clinical and histopathologic findings of Coxiella burnetii infection are variable and can be deceiving.
These are often nonspecific, especially in its persistent localized infectious stages.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nowroozizadeh, Behdokht& Haghighi Mehmandari, Negar& Gallegos, Nicolas& Perez-Rosendahl, Mari& Lu, Di. 2017. Q Fever Presented as a Large Retroperitoneal Pseudotumoral Mass. Case Reports in Pathology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nowroozizadeh, Behdokht…[et al.]. Q Fever Presented as a Large Retroperitoneal Pseudotumoral Mass. Case Reports in Pathology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nowroozizadeh, Behdokht& Haghighi Mehmandari, Negar& Gallegos, Nicolas& Perez-Rosendahl, Mari& Lu, Di. Q Fever Presented as a Large Retroperitoneal Pseudotumoral Mass. Case Reports in Pathology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148910
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148910