BONE JOINT INVOLVEMENTS OF Q FEVER INFECTION

Abstract

Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium called Coxiella burnetii that causes acute and chronic clinical symptoms. This disease is associated with a wide clinical spectrum, from asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic infection to fatal disease. Q fever osteomyelitis is probably an underreported and underdiagnosed disease. Q fever can cause granulomatous osteomyelitis that occurs without systemic symptoms and often results in a chronic, recurrent, multifocal clinical course. In this review, we aimed to review the literature on bone and joint involvement of Q fever and to raise awareness on this issue.

Keywords

• Q Fever
• Osteomyelitis
• Vertebral Osteomyelitis
• Coxiella Burnetii
• Q Ateşi
• Osteomyelit
• Vertebral Osteomyelit

Q ATEŞİ ENFEKSİYONUN KEMİK EKLEM TUTULUMLARI

Abstract

Q ateşi, akut ve kronik klinik belirtilere neden olan Coxiella burnetii adlı zorunlu hücre içi Gram negatif bir bakterinin neden olduğu zoonotik bir hastalıktır. Bu hastalık, asemptomatik veya hafif semptomatik enfeksiyondan, ölümcül hastalığa kadar geniş bir klinik spektrum ile ilişkilidir. Q ateşi osteomiyeliti muhtemelen yeterince bildirilmemiş ve tanısı atlanmış olan bir hastalıktır. Q ateşi sistemik semptomlar olmadan ortaya çıkan ve sıklıkla kronik, tekrarlayan, multifokal bir klinik seyirle sonuçlanan granülomatöz osteomiyelite neden olabilir. Bu derleme çalışmasında Q ateşi hastalığının kemik eklem tutulumları konusundaki literatürü gözden geçirmeyi ve bu konuda farkındalığı arttırmayı amaçladık.

Keywords

• Q Ateşi
• Osteomyelit
• Vertebral Osteomyelit
• Coxiella Burnetii

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