A case of oculoglandular tularemia resistant to medical treatment

Kosker M., Sener D., Kilic Ö., Akil F., YILMAZ M. Y., Ozturk O., ...More

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.45, no.9, pp.725-727, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/00365548.2013.796089
  • Journal Name: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.725-727
  • Keywords: Tularemia, rare diseases, treatment failure, adolescent, TURKEY
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease of the northern hemisphere. Oculoglandular tularemia is the rarest form, comprising 1.4-4.2% of all cases. We present a patient with oculoglandular tularemia that did not respond to gentamicin to demonstrate the need for prolonged antimicrobial treatment and surgical intervention.