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Difficult management of Pediatric Acute Q Fever
| dc.contributor.author | Costa Figueiredo, Rafael | |
| dc.contributor.author | R. Monteiro, Diana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rebelo, Ana Isabel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Azevedo, Ana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Freitas de Oliveira, Sara | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tavares, Sara | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-02T10:07:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-02T10:07:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Q fever, a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetti, is relatively rare in the pediatric population. The disease is often asymptomatic or with mild clinical presentation in children. Case report: A four-year-old boy with persistent fever, severe anemia, and positive IgM for Coxiella burnetti was treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and azithromycin, with no improvement. After polymerase chain reaction confirmation, he completed 14 days of doxycycline, with good response. After eleven months, the child remains asymptomatic. Discussion: Despite having a usually mild presentation, the severe clinical progression and lack of response to initial antibiotic therapy in this case prompt the use of doxycycline, a non-consensual drug in younger ages, with good results. New recommendations endorse the use of this drug for short periods at any age. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Costa Figueiredo R, R. Monteiro D, Rebelo AI, Azevedo A, Freitas de Oliveira S, Tavares S, Nascer e Crescer - Birth and Growth Medical Journal 2020;30(3): 179-182. doi:10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v30.i3.17089 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v30.i3.17089 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2183-9417 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2517 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto | pt_PT |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/17089 | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Acute Q fever | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Doxycycline | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Pediatric Q fever | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Difficult management of Pediatric Acute Q Fever | pt_PT |
| dc.title.alternative | Febre Q pediátrica. Um caso de difícil abordagem | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Porto, Portugal | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 182 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 3 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 179 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Nascer e Crescer - Birth and Growth Medical Journal | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 30 | pt_PT |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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