Case report: Coxiella burnetii vascular infection and lymphoma in the Netherlands

Sonja E. van Roeden*, Cléa Melenotte, Mirjam H.A. Hermans, Harm A M Sinnige, Peet T. G. A. Nooijen, Gilles Audoly, Andy I.M. Hoepelman, Jan Jelrik Oosterheert, Didier Raoult, Peter C. Wever

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Abstract

Objectives and design: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma has been linked to infection with Coxiella burnetii, potentially through overproduction of IL-10 during infection with C. burnetii. Materials and methods: Description of a case report. Results: We describe a patient with retroperitoneal non-Hodgkin lymphoma and vascular infection with C. burnetii. Immunofluorescence staining and fluorescence in situ hybridization targeting specific C. burnetii 16S rRNA were performed on the retroperitoneal lymphoma tissue sample obtained at diagnosis of NHL. Both were strongly positive for the presence of C. burnetii. Conclusions: This case provokes questions regarding a potential association between C. burnetii and NHL, and underlines the importance of further exploration of this association.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-134
Number of pages4
JournalInfection
Volume46
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2018

Keywords

  • Coxiella burnetii
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Q fever

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