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

• Published in: Journal 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...