Hepatic abscess complicating ulceroglandular tularemia.
In a patient with the clinical features of classic ulceroglandular tularemia a solitary hepatic abscess was found during an ultrasound examination. Hepatic tularemia has rarely been reported since the advent of specific therapy, which prevents the disease from reaching the disseminated state. This case, however, shows that the liver can be involved early in the course of tularemia. Increased serum levels of hepatic enzymes may be the only sign of such a complication.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014406:Tularemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D013307:Streptomycin