title: Unusual presentatıon of oropharyngeal tularemıa: a case report.
abstract: Tularemia is a bacterial zoonotic disease that is caused by Francisella tularensis and among the infectious reasons that cause fever of unknown origin (FUO) in children. Typhoidal or pneumonic tularemia can manifest predominantly as FUO. However, presentation of oropharyngeal tularemia as FUO is uncommon. Here, we report a case of an 11-month-old infant with oropharyngeal tularemia presenting as FUO. To the best of our knowledge, this clinical presentation of oropharyngeal tularemia has not been previously reported in literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. meltemtemizhan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Soner Sertan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Anıl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tapısız
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tezer
mesh_terms: D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014406:Tularemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014421:Turkey; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins