title: Guillain-Barré syndrome and ulceroglandular tularemia.
abstract: Francisella tularensis is a small Gram-negative aerobic intracellular bacterium that should be considered as a possible pathogen in patients with fever, pharyngitis, and lymphadenopathia. Central nervous system manifestations have been rarely reported. We describe a patient who developed serious Guillain-Barré polyneuropathy as a rare complication of ulceroglandular tularemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control, Oulu University Hospital, OYS, 90029, Oulu, Finland. pekka.ylipalosaari@oulu.fi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ylipalosaari
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Ala-Kokko
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tuominen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Syrjälä
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D014406:Tularemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology