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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Differential diagnosis | Additional referencesCite this page: Arora K. Coxiella burnetii. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/livercoxiella.html. Accessed February 21st, 2019.
Definition / general
- Rickettsia that causes Q fever, affecting respiratory tract and liver
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Granulomas have central vacuole surrounded by hyaline ring ("doughnut" granulomas, may not be present in every section)
- Portal and lobular lymphohistiocytic infiltrate, hepatocellular necrosis, steatosis
Differential diagnosis
- Allopurinol toxicity
- CMV
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Staphylococcus
- Toxoplasmosis
Additional references