Title
Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Q Fever Osteomyelitis in Children: An Emerging Clinical Challenge.
Link to article in PubMed
Author(s)
Abstract
Clinical disease caused by Coxiella burnetii occurs infrequently in children. Chronic Q fever is particularly uncommon and endocarditis is rarely seen. A small number of cases of Q fever osteomyelitis have been described but the pathophysiology is not well understood and optimal treatment is unknown. We describe a series of cases of chronic recurrent multifocal Q fever osteomyelitis cases diagnosed in children from a single region in Australia. Between 2011 and 2014, 9 cases of chronic recurrent multifocal Q fever osteomyelitis were diagnosed based on clinical findings, suggestive serology and detection of C. burnetii DNA by polymerase chain reaction testing of biopsy samples (8/9). All required surgical management; antibiotic and adjuvant therapies did not appear to be consistently effective and 2 cases had clinical resolution in the absence of directed antimicrobial therapy. Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is a rare manifestation of chronic Q fever infection in children. The pathophysiology of this condition is poorly understood, and effective treatment options have not been established.
Publication information
Pediatr Infect Dis J . 2016 Sep;35(9):972-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001211.
Date Issued
2016-09-01
Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
Permanent link to this record
Owning collection
