[Tularemia from a cat bite].
We report the first case in Norway of a man who developed ulceroglandular tularaemia following a cat bite. If after feline contact, patients develop skin and soft-tissue infections that fail to respond to therapy with penicillin, physicians should consider the possibility of tularaemia. Our patient was successfully treated with ciprofloxacin, which is effective against Francisella tularensis and most pathogens associated with feline infections. A greater awareness of infections following a cat bite is important for recognising this uncommon condition.
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Sheraz
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Infeksjonsmedisinsk seksjon, Akershus universitetssykehus, 1474 Nordbyhagen.
Bjørnholt
Jørgen V
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Enger
Asle E
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D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014406:Tularemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000635:transmission