Chlamydia pneumoniae infection as a trigger for a Cogan’s syndrome - 16/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.04.008
Dragan Lepur ⁎ 
, Zoran Vranjican, Josip Himbele, Igor Klinar, Bruno Baršić
, Zoran Vranjican, Josip Himbele, Igor Klinar, Bruno Baršić Department of Neuroinfections and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases ‘Dr Fran Mihaljević’, Mirogojska 8, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Corresponding author. Tel.: +385 1 4603 255.Summary |
Cogan’s syndrome is often preceded by upper respiratory tract symptoms. The only reported specific agent possibly involved in pathogenesis of the Cogan’s syndrome was Clamydia pneumoniae. Positive IgA, IgM and IgG antibodies against C. pneumoniae in our patient suggest possibility of Chlamydia’s role as a trigger for the vasculitis.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Keywords : Cogan, Vasculitis, Chlamydia pneumoniae
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Vol 52 - N° 3
P. 223-226 - marzo 2006 Ritorno al numero
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