Elgouhari Hesham, Huntington Mark K
Avera Medical Group Liver Disease, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Nov 9;2016:bcr2016215214. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215214.
Hereditary haemochromatosis is associated with increased susceptibility to some infections. We report here a case of Q fever in a patient with coexistent haemochromatosis. The literature is reviewed in regard to the effect of haemochromatosis on susceptibility to infectious disease in general and Q fever in particular. Although there is documented increased risk in these patients for some infectious conditions, a specific association with Q fever has not been previously reported. The present report raises the possibility of such a clinically relevant connection.
遗传性血色素沉着症与某些感染的易感性增加有关。我们在此报告一例同时患有血色素沉着症的Q热患者。本文综述了血色素沉着症对一般传染病易感性的影响，特别是对Q热易感性的影响。尽管有文献记载这些患者患某些感染性疾病的风险增加，但此前尚未报道血色素沉着症与Q热之间存在特定关联。本报告提出了这种具有临床相关性联系的可能性。
