Roth Kelly, Chelikam Nikhila, Rathore Himanshu, Chittivelu Subramanyam
Pulmonary Critical Care, University of Illinois, Peoria, USA.
Clinical Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Oct 17;14(10):e30379. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30379. eCollection 2022 Oct.
Francisella tularensis is a re-emerging organism causing more significant outbreaks of tularemia and fear of bioterrorism. It can be challenging to recognize tularemia due to its variable presentation, especially in low-incidence areas. Physicians must be mindful of this life-threatening infectious disease and consider it a differential diagnosis in patients with fever of unknown origin. We encountered a case of pulmonary tularemia with a unique presentation of severe headache and fever.
土拉弗朗西斯菌是一种再度出现的病原体,可引发更为严重的兔热病疫情,并引起对生物恐怖主义的担忧。由于其临床表现多样,尤其是在低发病率地区,识别兔热病可能具有挑战性。医生必须留意这种危及生命的传染病,并将其作为不明原因发热患者的鉴别诊断之一。我们遇到了一例肺兔热病患者,其表现独特,有严重头痛和发热症状。