A Rare Complication of Oropharyngeal Tularemia: Dacryocystitis
Turk J Ophthalmol
; 49(3): 164-167, 2019 06 27.
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ABSTRACT
Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis, a highly virulent gram-negative coccobacillus. Oropharyngeal tularemia, one of the clinical subtypes, is the most common clinical form of the disease in Eastern Europe, including Turkey. This clinical form affects mostly the head and neck region and the most common complaints of patients are mass in the neck, sore throat, and fever. This form of tularemia may be confused with tonsillitis, pharyngitis, or cervical lymphadenitis caused by other microbial agents due to the nonspecific clinical and laboratory features. In this study, we present a patient with nasolacrimal duct obstruction and dacryocystitis caused by oropharyngeal tularemia.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Orofaringe
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Tularemia
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Faringitis
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Infecciones Bacterianas del Ojo
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Dacriocistitis
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Francisella tularensis
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Obstrucción del Conducto Lagrimal
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Turk J Ophthalmol
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía