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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct;49(10):1326-1329.
doi: 10.1111/imj.14447.

Acute kidney injury in acute Q fever

Adam G Stewart  1 , Jennifer Broom  1 , David Sowden  1 , Peter Hollett  2
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Case Reports

Acute kidney injury in acute Q fever

Adam G Stewart et al. Intern Med J. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

Coxiella burnetii infection is not known to involve directly the kidneys. Kidney injury associated with Q fever usually manifests in the setting of chronic infection or endocarditis with development of immune complex deposition. Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the context of acute Q fever infection may be more pathologically heterogeneous. We describe two cases of severe AKI secondary to acute Q fever infection, each with marked differences in pathological characteristics, and clinical course.

Keywords: Coxiella burnetii; acute Q fever; acute kidney injury; glomerulonephritis.

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