title: A case of glandular tularemia presenting with prolonged fever and mesenteric lymphadenopathy.
abstract: Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis, a gramnegative coccobacillus that is transmitted to humans by direct contact with or ingestion of infected animal tissues, through the bite of infected arthropods, by consumption of contaminated food or water, or from inhalation of aerosolized bacteria. Presented herein is a case of a four-year-old girl who was diagnosed with glandular tularemia after presenting with prolonged fever and mesenteric lymphadenopathy. A history of contact with a rabbit was a valuable clue for the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. dredakaradag@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karadağ-Öncel
authors.forename: Aslınur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özkaya-Parlakay
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Özsürekci
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
authors.forename: Ali Bülent
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.forename: Ateş
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008643:Mesentery; D011817:Rabbits; D014406:Tularemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission