A Rare Case of Q Fever Osteomyelitis in a Child From Regional Australia

Q fever osteomyelitis is a rare disease. We report an eighth pediatric case from regional Australia. Serology is the first-line diagnostic test, with confirmation by PCR on tissue specimens. In endemic settings, Q fever should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis; in...

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Published inJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. e28 - e31
Main Authors Britton, P. N., Macartney, K., Arbuckle, S., Little, D., Kesson, A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.09.2015
Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - complications
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnosis
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Humans
Osteolysis - diagnostic imaging
Osteomyelitis - diagnosis
Osteomyelitis - drug therapy
Osteomyelitis - etiology
Osteomyelitis - surgery
Q Fever - complications
Q Fever - diagnosis
Q Fever - drug therapy
Rare Diseases
osteomyelitis
Australia
Q fever
child
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Summary:Q fever osteomyelitis is a rare disease. We report an eighth pediatric case from regional Australia. Serology is the first-line diagnostic test, with confirmation by PCR on tissue specimens. In endemic settings, Q fever should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis; in particular, presumed chronic-recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis should be considered a possible presentation of Q fever osteo-articular disease in children.
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ISSN:2048-7193
2048-7207
DOI:10.1093/jpids/piu095