[Glandular form of tularemia after arthropod bite--cases report]

Przegl Epidemiol. 2010;64(1):73-5.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Tularemia is a rare zoonosis. There are a few ways of transmission of F. tularensis known: from the most common: contaminated meat, water, inhalation to rarely considered as insect or tick bite. insect bites are known. The disease may present non specific clinical picture, its course may be acute or chronic. Because of polymorphism of clinical picture specific treatment is often delayed. In our paper we present cases of patients, who were diagnosed with tularemia due to horse-fly or tick bite.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diptera
  • Female
  • Francisella tularensis / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Insect Bites and Stings / complications*
  • Insect Bites and Stings / diagnosis*
  • Insect Bites and Stings / drug therapy
  • Lymphadenitis / diagnosis
  • Lymphadenitis / drug therapy
  • Lymphadenitis / microbiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tularemia / diagnosis*
  • Tularemia / drug therapy
  • Tularemia / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents