[A case of tularemia in a Danish hunter].
"Rabbit fever" (Francisella Tularensis) is a rare infection in Denmark. It was first described in Denmark in 1987. It is most likely to affect people who come into close contact with infected animals or ticks, such as hunters, butchers and veterinarians. The diagnosis should be suspected in such persons presenting with fever, headache, lethargy, lymphadenitis and bite wounds. We present a Danish case describing the diagnosis and treatment of a hunter infected with T. tularensis.
Edfors
Robert
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Universitetssjukhuset i Malmö, Kardiologiska kliniken, SE-205 02 Malmö, Denmark. robert.edfors@skane.se
Smith
Birgitte
B
Lillebaek
Troels
T
D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014406:Tularemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology