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Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat
; 31(2): 89-92, 2022 Jun.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35751560
RESUMEN
Tularemia, or rabbit fever, is a zoonotic infection caused by Francisella tularensis, a Gram-negative coccobacillus. F. tularensis subsp. holarctica (type B) is the predominant form in Slovenia. Humans become infected through arthropod bites, direct contact with an infected animal, ingestion of contaminated water or food, and inhalation of contaminated aerosol. The most common form is ulceroglandular tularemia (> 80%), which is characterized by a skin ulcer and regional lymphadenopathy. Below we present two cases of tularemia with skin involvement.