Cervical tularaemia in a non-endemic area

  1. Lorena Gallego López 1
  2. Luis Manuel Junquera Gutiérrez 2
  3. Juan José Palacios 1
  4. Juan Carlos de Vicente Rodríguez 2
  1. 1 Central University Hospital, Oviedo, Spain
  2. 2 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

Revista:
Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa

ISSN: 1698-6946

Año de publicación: 2009

Volumen: 14

Número: 4

Páginas: 7

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. The microorganism is transmitted to humans by contact with, or ingestion of, infected animal tissues, by insect bites, consumption of contaminated food or water, or from inhalation of aerolized bacteria. In this report we describe a case of tularemia presenting with multiple cervical lymphadenitis in Asturias (Spain). Final diagnosis was established based on a serological test. The patient was successfully managed with surgery and streptomycin for 2 weeks. The ulceroglandular form of tularemia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cervical lymphadenitis, particularly in those not responding to penicillin treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first case described in Asturias, a north coast county of Spain.

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