Tularemia
is a serious and potentially life-threatening zoonosis caused by Francisella
tularensis , an aerobic catalase-positive, gram negative coccobacilli. It is
widespread in the northern hemisphere and it is transmitted by skin contact
with infected animals, inhalation, arthropod bites or ingestion of contaminated
meat or water.
Over the past few years there is new evidence suggesting that
tularemia has reemerged worldwide. Tularemia outbreaks occurred in northwesternSpain in 1997-1998 and 2007-2008. We present a case recently attended at our
Department.
Case
Report: A 60-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a week history of
sudden onset of cutaneous lesion on the second finger in her right hand,
accompanied by fever, chills, headache and axillary lymphadenopathy. Initial
antibiotic therapy with amoxicillin clavulanate was ineffective. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>
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