TULAREMIA - A DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS IN OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY

被引:15
作者
NORDAHL, SHG
HOEL, T
SCHEEL, O
OLOFSSON, J
机构
[1] OSLO CITY DEPT HLTH & ENVIRONM,EPIDEM MED SECT,N-0165 OSLO,NORWAY
[2] CENT HOSP ESBJERG,DEPT CLIN MICROBIOL,DK-6700 ESBJERG,DENMARK
关键词
TULAREMIA; TONSILLITIS;
D O I
10.1017/S002221510012239X
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
摘要
Tularemia can present as an oto-rhino-laryngological disease. The clinical and radiological (CT) manifestations, diagnosis and treatment are discussed based on a case report where a patient with tonsillitis and enlarged cervical lymph nodes was admitted to the department of oto-rhino-laryngology of a hospital in Northern Norway. Francisella tularensis was isolated from the blood and there was a high titre of agglutinating serum antibodies to F. tularensis. The patient's contaminated drinking water well is the suspect source of infection.
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