Authors: Pappas, Georgios¹; Christou, Leonidas¹; Akritidis, Nikolaos K.²; Tsianos, Epameinondas V.¹

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Volume 41, Number 4, March 2006 , pp. 505-508(4)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

Abstract:

Zoonotic diseases are randomly remembered in the differential diagnosis of jaundice of unknown origin. We present four characteristic cases of jaundice attributed to brucellosis and Coxiella burnetii infection and discuss the various pathogenetic pathways implicated in each case. We present a brief review of the relevant literature and, in an era of increasing subspecialization, underline the importance of viewing the “whole picture”.

Keywords: Brucellosis; Coxiella burnetii; differential diagnosis; jaundice; Q fever

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00365520500318940

Affiliations: 1: 1st Department of Internal Medicine and Hepato-Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece 2: Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital “G. Hatzikosta” of Ioannina, Greece

Publication date: 2006-03-01

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