Cardiac involvement in acute Q fever is rare. We report 2 cases of an advanced atrioventricular block in young adult patients in Israel who sought care for acute Q fever without evidence of myocarditis. Q fever should be suspected in unexplained conduction abnormalities, especially in febrile young patients residing in disease-endemic areas.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9423905 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.212565 | DOI Listing |
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