Chronic Q Fever Endocarditis in an Omani Child: The First Pediatric Case Report from Oman

Chronic Q Fever Endocarditis in an Omani Child: The First Pediatric Case Report from Oman

Q fever endocarditis is the most common presentation of chronic infection of Coxiella burnetii, but it rarely occurs in the pediatric age group. We report the first case of Q fever endocarditis in an Omani child. The affected 11-year-old female lives in the Al Batinah governorate in the north of Oma...

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Main Authors: Hanaa A. AlAraimi, Khalid Al-Alawi, Amina K. Al-Jardani, George Paul, Nashat Al-Sukaiti, Abdullah Al-Farqani, Amal S. Al-Maani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2020-09-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
Subjects:
endocarditis
child
coxiella burnetii
q fever
oman
heart defects
congenital
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