作者
H Erdem, D Ozturk‐Engin, M Yesilyurt, O Karabay, NAZİF Elaldi, G Celebi, Nimet Korkmaz, T Guven, S Sumer, N Tulek, O Ural, G Yilmaz, S Erdinc, S Nayman‐Alpat, Emine Sehmen, C Kader, N Sari, Adem Engin, G Cicek‐Senturk, G Ertem‐Tuncer, G Gulen, F Duygu, A Ogutlu, E Ayaslioglu, A Karadenizli, MELİHA Meric, M Ulug, C Ataman‐Hatipoglu, F Sirmatel, S Cesur, S Comoglu, A Kadanali, Ali Karakas, A Asan, I Gonen, Y Kurtoglu‐Gul, N Altin, S Ozkanli, F Yilmaz‐Karadag, M Cabalak, Selman Gencer, A Umut Pekok, D Yildirim, D Seyman, B Teker, HASAN Yilmaz, K Yasar, I Inanc Balkan, Harun Turan, M Uguz, S Kilic, YASEMİN Akkoyunlu, Selçuk Kaya, AHMET Erdem, A Inan, Y Cag, S Bolukcu, A Ulu‐Kilic, N Ozgunes, L Gorenek, A Batirel, C Agalar
发表日期
2014/12
期刊
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
卷号
20
期号
12
页码范围
O1042-O1051
简介
In this multicentre study, which is the largest case series ever reported, we aimed to describe the features of tularaemia to provide detailed information. We retrospectively included 1034 patients from 41 medical centres. Before the definite diagnosis of tularaemia, tonsillitis (n = 653, 63%) and/or pharyngitis (n = 146, 14%) were the most frequent preliminary diagnoses. The most frequent clinical presentations were oropharyngeal (n = 832, 85.3%), glandular (n = 136, 13.1%) and oculoglandular (n = 105, 10.1%) forms. In 987 patients (95.5%), the lymph nodes were reported to be enlarged, most frequently at the cervical chain jugular (n = 599, 58%), submandibular (n = 401, 39%), and periauricular (n = 55, 5%). Ultrasound imaging showed hyperechoic and hypoechoic patterns (59% and 25%, respectively). Granulomatous inflammation was the most frequent histological finding (56%). The patients were previously …
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