Case Report: A rare case of ANCA-positive Q fever endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis
Q fever endocarditis should be considered for children presenting with chronic fever, hematuria and positive ANCAs, especially those with a history of congenital heart disease or cardiac operation. It is very helpful for the diagnosis to undergo these examinations, including mNGS, cardiac ultrasound and renal biopsy.
Authors
- S. Liu
- Shuzhen Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8514-7113)
- Qian Li
- Jing Wang
- Lichun Yu
Institutions
- Shandong Provincial Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1701814
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00