Meningoencephalitis caused by Coxiella burnetii
Dano, P.; Gayraud, D.; Martet, G.; Drancourt, M.; Raoult, D.
Revue Neurologique (Paris) 146(8-9): 511-513
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-3787 PMID: 2237097 Document Number: 367235
Meningoencephalitis caused by Coxiella burnetii is exceptional and its clinical presentation is varied. We report a case which presented as transient central neurological deficits and intracranial hypertension without fever. The condition was diagnosed by indirect immunofluorescence.
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