A case of oculoglandular tularemia resistant to medical treatment

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 725-727

  Kosker, Muhammet ^a   Sener, Dicle ^a   Kilic, Omer ^a   Akil, Ferit ^a   Yilmaz, Mehmet ^a   Ozturk, Ozcan ^a   Cokugras, Haluk ^a   Camcioglu, Yildiz ^a   Akcakaya, Necla ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Rare diseases; Treatment failure; Tularemia

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXCISION; EYE SWELLING; EYELASH; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; NEUTROPHIL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOGLANDULAR TULAREMIA; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID REGION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RARE DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TULAREMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; NECK; PAROTID GLAND; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TULAREMIA;

EID: 84882440406     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2013.796089     Document Type: Article

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