Q fever - early

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Q fever - early

Treatment:

Treatment with antibiotics can shorten the length of the illness. Antibiotics that are commonly used include tetracycline and doxycycline.

Note: oral tetracycline is usually not prescribed for children until after all the permanent teeth have erupted. It can permanently discolor teeth that are still forming.

Expectations (prognosis):

As a general rule, recovery occurs even without treatment. However, complications can be very serious and sometimes even life-threatening. It is recommended that this disorder be treated any time it is recognized as the cause of symptoms.

Complications:

Relapse of infection -- see Q fever (late)
Endocarditis (infection of heart valves)
Chronic hepatitis (liver infection)
Encephalitis (brain infection)
Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
Pneumonia (lung infection)

Calling your health care provider:

Call your health care provider if symptoms of Q fever develop.

Also call if you have been treated for this disorder and symptoms return, or if new symptoms develop.

Review Date: 7/31/2002
Reviewed By: Christopher Parsons, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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