Pancreatitis, hypereosinophilia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates as presentation of acute Q fever

A Cancela Costa; C Chheang; O Thorens; O Lamy; M Prella; M Babaker; F Lamoth; G Greub

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100940

Pancreatitis, hypereosinophilia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates as presentation of acute Q fever

New Microbes New Infect. 2021 Sep 2:43:100940. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100940. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

A Cancela Costa¹, C Chheang², O Thorens³, O Lamy³, M Prella², M Babaker⁴, F Lamoth^{1

5}, G Greub^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Division of Pneumology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
³ Internal Medicine Department, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
⁴ Radiology Department, Nyon District General Hospital, Nyon, Switzerland.
⁵ Institute of Microbiology, Department of Laboratories, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Abstract

Q fever, caused by Coxiella burnetii, is a poorly recognized zoonotic infection given its polymorphic clinical presentation. The diagnosis should not be missed to treat in the acute phase and thus prevent major complications of the chronic phase. We describe a case of acute Q fever with pancreatitis, hypereosinophilia and pulmonary infiltrates.

Keywords: Coxiella; Q fever; hypereosinophilia; intracellular bacteria; pancreatitis.

Publication types

Case Reports