Neurological complications of Q fever
Neurologické komplikácie Q horúčky
Q horúčka je zoonóza vyvolaná intracelulárnym parazitom Coxiella burnetii, ktorého rezervoárom sú hlavne hovädzí dobytok, ovce a kozy. Človek sa najčastejšie infikuje vdýchnutím kontaminovaného aerosolu obsahujúceho častice patogéna. Ochorenie prebieha ako chrípke podobný horúčkovitý stav, pneumónia alebo hepatitída. Neurologické príznaky Q horúčky sú pomerne zriedkavé a nešpecifické. Najčastejšie boli opísané bolesť hlavy, meningitída, meningoencefalitída a i.
Kľúčové slová:
Q horúčka, Coxiella burnetii, meningitída, meningoencefalitída, myelitída.
Authors:
E. Dorko; V. Krajcárová; Z. Kalinová
Authors‘ workplace:
Lekárska fakulta UPJ·, Košice, Slovenská republika
; Prednostka: prof. MVDr. Lýdia Čisláková, CSc.
; Ústav epidemiológie
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2007; 87(4): 228-230
Category:
Of different specialties
Overview
Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the obligate intracellular parasite Coxiella burnetii, the most common reservoirs for Coxiella burnetii are cattle, sheep and goats. Human infection occurs following inhalation of contaminated aerosols. Infections can be manifested as a flu-like disease, pneumonia or hepatitis. Neurological symptoms of Q fever are rare and non-specific. Headaches, meningitis, meningoencephalitis have been the most frequently described.
Key words:
Q fever, Coxiella burnetii, meningitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis.
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