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Acute meningoencephalitis as the sole manifestation of Q fever

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The case of a 25-year old man who presented with meningoencephalitis as the sole clinical manifestation of Q fever is described. Serological studies revealed the presence of IgM and IgG antibodies toCoxiella burnetii. The patient responded favourably to a ten-day course of i.v. ceftriaxone and was discharged without any neurological sequelae.

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  1. Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Universidad de Granada, Avd. Doctor Oloriz s/n, 18012, Granada, Spain

    M. Guerrero, C. Carnero & R. Gonzalez-Maldonado

  2. Departamento de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Universidad de Granada, Avd. Doctor Oloriz s/n, 18012, Granada, Spain

    J. Gutierrez & C. Maroto

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Guerrero, M., Gutierrez, J., Carnero, C. et al. Acute meningoencephalitis as the sole manifestation of Q fever. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 35–37 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01997054

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