Tache Noire in a Patient with Acute Q Fever

Vito Fiore; Fabiola Mancini; Alessandra Ciervo; Paola Bagella; Francesca Peruzzu; Giuseppe Nunnari; Giovanni Andrea Deiana; Giovanni Rezza; Sergio Babudieri; Giordano Madeddu

doi:10.1159/000486573

Tache Noire in a Patient with Acute Q Fever

Vito Fiore, Fabiola Mancini, Alessandra Ciervo, Paola Bagella, Francesca Peruzzu, Giuseppe Nunnari, Giovanni Andrea Deiana, Giovanni Rezza, Sergio Babudieri, Giordano Madeddu

Istituto Superiore di Sanita'

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Abstract

Objective: To describe a rare case of acute Q fever with tache noire. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 51-year-old man experienced acute Q fever showing tache noire, generally considered a pathognomonic sign of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) and MSF-like illness, but not a clinical feature of Q fever. The patient was treated with doxycycline 100 mg every 12 h. Conclusion: In the Mediterranean area, tache noire should be considered pathognomonic of MSF but it should not rule out Q fever. Clinical diagnosis should be supported by accurate laboratory diagnostic tests to guide proper management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	92-94
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Principles and Practice
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000486573
Publication status	Published - Apr 1 2018

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Keywords

Mediterranean spotted fever
Q fever
Tache noire

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Medicine(all)

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Fiore, V., Mancini, F., Ciervo, A., Bagella, P., Peruzzu, F., Nunnari, G., Deiana, G. A., Rezza, G., Babudieri, S., & Madeddu, G. (2018). Tache Noire in a Patient with Acute Q Fever. Medical Principles and Practice, 27(1), 92-94. https://doi.org/10.1159/000486573

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