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Case Reports
. 2013 Dec;18(6):347-9.
doi: 10.1177/1358863X13508337. Epub 2013 Nov 4.

Primary aortoduodenal fistula and Q-fever

Tim A Sigterman  1 , Bianca L W Bendermacher, Rob J Th J Welten, Attila Krasznai, Lee H Bouwman
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Primary aortoduodenal fistula and Q-fever

Tim A Sigterman et al. Vasc Med. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are prone to vascular infection with chronic Q-fever. There is a rising incidence of up to 8% of chronic Q-fever in The Netherlands. Increased vascular aortic aneurysm infection with chronic Q-fever is reported. This report shows two rare cases of primary aortoduodenal fistulae in patients with chronic Q-fever and an AAA. We describe the clinical symptoms, diagnostic tools for detection of Coxiella burnetii infection and treatment.

Keywords: aorta abdominal aneurysm; chronic Q-fever; primary aortoduodenal fistula.

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