Tularemia presenting with tonsillopharyngitis and cervical lymphadenitis: report of two cases.
Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. Francisella tularensis is transmitted to humans by direct contact or ingestion of infected animal tissues, through the bite of infected arthropods, by consumption of contaminated food or water, or from inhalation of aerolized bacteria. In this report we describe 2 cases with oropharyngeal tularemia who presented with tonsillopharyngitis and cervical lymphadenitis.
Kandemir
Bahar
B
Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University Meram, Konya, Turkey. tekinbahar@hotmail.com
Erayman
Ibrahim
I
Bitirgen
Mehmet
M
Aribas
Emel Turk
ET
Guler
Selma
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005604:Francisella tularensis; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009333:Neck; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014406:Tularemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology