Year 2017 / Volume 109 / Number 8
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The clinical challenge of chronic Q fever with isolated liver involvement

607-608

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2017.4633/2016

Armando Peixoto, Pedro Pereira, Guilherme Macedo,

Abstract
Chronic Q fever is defined as an infection by Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) that lasts for six months or more. It occurs in 1-5% of individuals infected with this agent and develops over a period of months to years after the acute infection. Cases of hepatic involvement are rare.
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Publication history

Received: 25/09/2016

Accepted: 06/02/2017

Online First: 18/07/2017

Published: 31/07/2017

Article revision time: 128 days

Article Online First time: 296 days

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