Q Fever with transient antiphospholipid antibodies associated with cholecystitis and splenic infarction.

James P Newcombe, Paul E A Gray, Pam Palasanthiran, Thomas L Snelling

Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Sydney Children's Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. james.newcombe@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au

The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2013 Apr

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We describe a case of Q fever associated with the transient presence of antiphospholipid antibodies in a 9-year-old boy presenting with acalculous cholecystitis and splenic infarction. Antiphospholipid antibodies are commonly associated with acute Q fever in adults but have previously been thought to be of little clinical significance. Recent data suggest that antiphospholipid antibodies may be responsible for certain clinical manifestations of acute Q fever.

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James P Newcombe, Paul E A Gray, Pam Palasanthiran, Thomas L Snelling. Q Fever with transient antiphospholipid antibodies associated with cholecystitis and splenic infarction. The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 2013 Apr;32(4):415-6