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Vertebral Osteomyelitis or Infected Abdominal Aortic Endograft? A Rare Case of Q Fever
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Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever, a zoonosis. Vascular infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Osteoarticular Q fever infections are rare. We describe a case of vertebral osteomyelitis with associated infection of an abdominal aortic endograft, caused by C. burnetii. Most probably, an initial pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis extended locally to the endograft. Treatment consisted of antibiotic therapy and surgical resection of the infected aortic endograft and in situ reconstruction with autogenous superficial femoral vein grafts.
Tijdschrift: Annals of Vascular Surgery
ISSN: 0890-5096
Volume: 67
Jaar van publicatie:2020
BOF-keylabel:ja
IOF-keylabel:ja
BOF-publication weight:0.5
CSS-citation score:1
Authors from:Higher Education
Toegankelijkheid:Open