• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Ulceroglandular tularemia
  • Contributor: Potz‐Biedermann, Christiane; Schwendemann, Lena; Schröppel, Klaus; Sönnichsen, Karsten; Schmidt, Diethard; Schaller, Martin
  • imprint: Wiley, 2011
  • Published in: JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2011.07670.x
  • ISSN: 1610-0379; 1610-0387
  • Keywords: Dermatology
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  • Description: <jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>An increasing number of patients with the zoonosis tularemia have been reported in the last few years in Europe. Tularemia can be divided into different forms depending on its appearance. Tularemia must be considered in the differential diagnosis of diseases that present with an ulcer and regional lymphadenopathy. The diagnosis can be confirmed by culturing Francisella <jats:italic>tularensis</jats:italic>. With effective antibiotic intervention, the prognosis is favorable. Typically tularemia develops after outdoor activities; it is generally transferred by blood‐sucking arthropods from infected wild animals to humans.</jats:p>