TY - JOUR T1 - Q fever: a rare but potentially life-threatening zoonotic disease JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2020-237155 VL - 14 IS - 2 SP - e237155 AU - Pranav Mahajan AU - Kailash Pant AU - Shirin Majdizadeh Y1 - 2021/02/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/2/e237155.abstract N2 - Q fever can present as a fever of unknown aetiology and can be challenging to diagnose because of the rare incidence. It can present as an acute illness with manifestations, including influenza-like symptoms, hepatitis, pneumonia or chronic disease involving the cardiovascular system. We present a case of a 39-year-old woman in the USA, who developed acute Q fever with associated sepsis and severe hepatitis. She received treatment with recovery from acute infection but currently has symptoms of post Q fever syndrome. ER -