Oculoglandular tularemia: A case report

• Main Authors: Fatmagül Başarslan, Dilek Ulubaş, Mustafa Öztürk, Yasemin Altuner Torun, Vefik Arica
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dicle University Medical School 2012-03-01
• Series: Dicle Medical Journal
• Subjects: Francisella tularensis; tularemia; oculoglandular.
• Online Access: http://www.diclemedj.org/upload/sayi/1/DicleMedJ-01104.pdf

Tularemia is an infection disease caused by Francisellatularensis. It is primarily a zoonosis, affecting mainlythe rodents, which can serve as a reservoir for the microorganism.The transmission to human usually occursthrough several ways such as a bite of the vectors, byhandling an infected carcass or by taking in a contaminatedfood orally. There are seven clinical forms of thedisease that makes up of depending on the body entrance.The ulceroglandular form is the most frequentlyencountered manifestation but those at least seen is theoculoglandular form. Tularemia may cause outbreaks inmany part of the world. Small epidemics were reportedfrom the Marmara and the Black Sea regions of Turkey.The adolesan case was presented with upper cervicallymphadenopathy and orbital swelling. It was diagnosedas tularemia by the positivity of the tularemia microaglutinationtest, and treated by streptomycin. We aimed toshare in such as a rare case to refresh our knowledge andconsideration at all.