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Fiebre Q - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Fiebre de Query

Síntomas:

Generalmente toma alrededor de 20 días después de la exposición a la bacteria para que se presenten los síntomas. La mayoría de los casos son leves, aunque se ha informado de algunos casos graves.

Los síntomas de la fiebre Q aguda pueden ser:

  • Dolor torácico al respirar
  • Heces del color de la arcilla
  • Tos
  • Fiebre
  • Dolor de cabeza
  • Ictericia
  • Dolores musculares
  • Erupción cutánea (no es común)
  • Dificultad para respirar

Los síntomas de la fiebre Q crónica pueden ser:

  • Escalofrío
  • Fatiga
  • Sudores fríos
  • Fiebre prolongada
  • Dificultad para respirar

Signos y exámenes:

El médico sospechará de la fiebre Q en personas que hayan estado expuestas a la bacteria Coxiella burnetii y que desarrollen:

  • Endocarditis
  • Síntomas seudogripales
  • Hepatitis
  • Neumonía

La fiebre Q se diagnostica con un examen de sangre para anticuerpos (serología).

  • Reviewed last on: 9/23/2010
  • David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Referencias

Marrie TJ, Raoult D. Coxiella burnetii (Q fever). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 189.

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