Q fever infection: inflammatory aortic root aneurysm in an HIV positive patient

被引:3
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作者
Haenen, Filip [1 ]
Laga, Steven [1 ]
Rodrigus, Inez [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Antwerp, Dept Cardiac Surg, Univ Antwerp Hosp, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium
关键词
Q fever; Coxiella burnetii; aortic aneurysm; HIV; thoracic surgery; DIAGNOSIS;
D O I
10.1080/AC.67.2.2154222
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We describe a case of Q fever infection with an inflammated proximal ascending aortic aneurysm in an HIV-infected patient. The patient was treated with aortic root replacement and medication for Q fever, a combination of doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine in addition to highly active antiretroviral therapy. The combination of Q fever and HIV infection has rarely been documented. A case of Q fever infection of a proximal ascending aorta aneurysm in a patient with HIV co-infection has never been described before.
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