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Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - nontumor
Infectious (nonviral) disorders
Coxiella burnetii


Komal Arora, M.D.

Topic Completed: 1 May 2012

Revised: 23 January 2019, last major update May 2012

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PubMed Search: Coxiella burnetii[TI] liver


Komal Arora, M.D.
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Differential diagnosis | Additional references
Cite this page: Arora K. Coxiella burnetii. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/livercoxiella.html. Accessed December 13th, 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
Additional references
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