Q열로 진단된 발열을 동반한 급성 간염 4예Q fever as a cause of acute hepatitis accompanying fever
- Other Titles
- Q fever as a cause of acute hepatitis accompanying fever
- Authors
- 이현정; 김지훈; 윤아일린; 이영선; 연종은; 변관수; 김백희; 류영준
- Issue Date
- Mar-2011
- Publisher
- 대한소화기학회
- Keywords
- Q fever; Coxiella burnetti; Hepatitis; Granuloma
- Citation
- The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, v.57, no.3, pp 189 - 193
- Pages
- 5
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
- Volume
- 57
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 189
- End Page
- 193
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/14015
- DOI
- 10.4166/kjg.2011.57.3.189
- ISSN
- 1598-9992
2233-6869
- Abstract
- [한국어 초록 없음]
Q fever is a zoonotic infection caused by Coxiella burnetti, which has been previously regarded as an uncommon infectious disease in Korea but is sporadically reported recently. Common manifestations of acute Q fever usually present as influenza-like illness, pneumonia and occasionally hepatitis. Herein, we report 4 cases of acute Q fever as a cause of acute hepatitis and fever. All patients had fever and non-specific symptoms, and laboratory test showed acute hepatitis. Antibody surveys for many virus infections and bacterial cultures were negative. Finally, they were diagnosed acute Q fever by an indirect microimmunofluorescence test. Liver biopsy in 3 patients revealed granuloma including one with typical fibrin-ring. All patients had complete resolution of symptoms and signs with doxycycline treatment. Q fever should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever of unknown origin with acute hepatitis in Korea.
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