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Pericarditis associated with tick-borne Q fever.
1Department of Cardiology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine
|June 1, 1989
Summary
This study describes a rare case of Q fever pericarditis, likely transmitted by the kangaroo tick (Amblyomma triguttatum). The patient recovered fully with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs alone.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Cardiology
- Veterinary Entomology
Background:
- Q fever is a zoonotic infection caused by Coxiella burnetii.
- Pericarditis is an uncommon manifestation of Q fever.
- Arthropod vectors are a known but not fully elucidated transmission route.