Case Report : A Case of Acute Q Fever with Severe Acute Cholestatic Hepatitis

Case Report : A Case of Acute Q Fever with Severe Acute Cholestatic Hepatitis

Minimal hepatic dysfunction can be common in acute Q fever, but severe acute cholestatic hepatitis is rarely reported. We report on a 55-year-old male with acute Q fever and severe acute cholestatic hepatitis. He complained of fever, jaundice, ascites, and restlessness on admission. A liver biopsy r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gut and liver 2009-06, Vol.3 (2), p.141
Hauptverfasser: Hyun Cheul Choi, Sang Hyub Lee, Jung Hee Kim, Sung Han Kim, Jin Hyeok Hwang, Jin Wook Kim, Sook Hyang Jeong, Hae Ryoung Kim
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Acute Q fever
Fibrin-ring granuloma
Severe cholestatic hepatitis
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Zusammenfassung:Minimal hepatic dysfunction can be common in acute Q fever, but severe acute cholestatic hepatitis is rarely reported. We report on a 55-year-old male with acute Q fever and severe acute cholestatic hepatitis. He complained of fever, jaundice, ascites, and restlessness on admission. A liver biopsy revealed the presence of compact fibrin-ring granulomas. Serologic titers for C. burnetii IgM and IgG were 2048:1 and 1024:1, respectively. C. burnetii DNA was detected by a nested polymerase chain reaction on the liver tissue. (Gut and Liver 2009;3:141-144)
ISSN:1976-2283