A challenging case of Francisella Tularensis: teenager's massive lymphoadenopathy caused by an uncommon infectious disease.

• Main Authors: G. Castellana (Author), M. Ciuffreda (Author), E. Pisello (Author), U.W. Basso (Author), J. Silvestri (Author), M. Caimmi (Author), A. Pennacchi (Author), D. Galante (Author), C. Piangatelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Tularemia is a potentially fatal, multisystemic infectious disease of humans and some animals caused by Fran- cisella Tularensis bacteria. Up to six forms of clinical manifestations of tularemia have been identified, ulcer- oglandular tularemia being the most common form. Up- per airway manifestatio...