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Case Reports
. 2006 Mar 15;42(6):818-21.
doi: 10.1086/500402. Epub 2006 Feb 9.

Endocarditis after acute Q fever in patients with previously undiagnosed valvulopathies

Florence Fenollar  1 , Franck Thuny, Bernard Xeridat, Hubert Lepidi, Didier Raoult
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Endocarditis after acute Q fever in patients with previously undiagnosed valvulopathies

Florence Fenollar et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We describe 3 cases of endocarditis after acute Q fever in 3 patients with clinically silent, undiagnosed valvulopathies, including mitral valve prolapse, minimal valvular leak, and biscuspid aortic valve. We conclude that, to prevent endocarditis, these minor valvulopathies must be actively searched for with echocardiography after diagnosis of acute Q fever.

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