Computed tomographic brain scan findings in Q fever encephalitis

Neurological involvement in Q Fever is unusual. We present a case of encephalitis due to Coxiella Burnetii with neuroradiologic findings on CT not described previously, consisting in areas of decreased absorption coefficient in the subcortical white matter of both hemispheres, predominantly in the r...

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Published in:Neuroradiology 1984-01, Vol.26 (4), p.329-332
Main Authors: GOMEZ-ARANDA, F, PACHON DIAZ, J, ROMERO ACEBAL, M, LOPEZ CORTES, L, NAVARRO RODRIGUEZ, A, MAESTRE MORENO, J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebral Cortex - diagnostic imaging
Child
Electroencephalography
Encephalitis - diagnostic imaging
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Q Fever - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Neurological involvement in Q Fever is unusual. We present a case of encephalitis due to Coxiella Burnetii with neuroradiologic findings on CT not described previously, consisting in areas of decreased absorption coefficient in the subcortical white matter of both hemispheres, predominantly in the right. Differential diagnosis must be established from viral encephalitis, of similar clinical presentation, which may show similar CT lesions to those in this case.
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/BF00339780