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  • Title: [Rickettsial arteritis due to Coxiella Burnetii].
    Author: Rigaud JL, Sirol J, Barabe P, Delprat J, Maistre B, Segonne J, André LJ.
    Journal: Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss; 1977 Feb; 70(2):185-90. PubMed ID: 403895.
    Abstract:
    Case of an 48 year old man who has presented from 1968 to 1973 a lot of diseases such as: --mitral incompletence discovered in 1968 in Madagascar island in spite of many previous clinical examinations; --acute pneumonia and heart failure in January 1973. Serological reactions of Ricketsia were quite positive; --acute thrombosis of right humeral artery in May 1973. It has been treated by surgical way, bay "desobstruction" and by pass and medical treatment chloramphenicol). Pathologic endartery has been inoculated to an hamster, cobaye. These animal became feverish, and presented an inflammation of testis. A least serological reaction of Ricketsia became positive for all of them; --few weeks, thrombosis of left femoral and posterior tibial arteries treated by surgical and medical ways. Some commens are exposed about evolution of Coxiella Burneti infections, about the frequency of arterial and cardiac lesions, and about the effect of tifomycine which seems to be decreasing and the action of cycline (doxicycline).
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