Tularemia – case series
Authors:
Slováková Lea 1; Jendrálová Zuzana 1; Čepelová Michaela 3; Cyprová Soňa 3; Bloomfield Markéta 1,2
Authors‘ workplace:
Pediatrická klinika, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Fakultní Thomayerova nemocnice, Praha
1; Ústav imunologie, 2. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, FN Motol, Praha
2; Klinika dětské hematologie a onkologie, 2. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, FN Motol, Praha
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Published in:
Čes-slov Pediat 2023; 78 (Supplementum 1): 24-29.
Category:
Case Histories
doi:
https://doi.org/10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/029
Overview
Lymphadenopathy is a common symptom in children, yet sometimes it may represent a differential diagnostic pitfall. Tularemia is one of the rare causes of lymphadenopathy in childhood. A clinical suspicion should arise in cases with history of insect bite or animal contact, granulomatous inflammation in biopsy specimen, negative culture results, and/or in cases which fail to respond to first-line antibiotics. Hereby, three cases of children with unexplained lymphadenopathy are presented, highlighting the practical aspects and issues potentially associated with the diagnosis and management of tularemia.
Keywords:
tularemia – Serology – Francisella tularensis – children – ulceroglandular form – lymfadenopathy
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