Should the chronic form of tularemia be defined? Should the treatment of the chronic form be managed differently?

Yesim ALPAY

doi:https://doi.org/10.17546/msd.408631

Makale detayları

Should the chronic form of tularemia be defined? Should the treatment of the chronic form be managed differently?

Yazarlar:

Yesim ALPAY

Yayıncı:

Zafer AKAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Medical Science and Discovery 2018 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.147-152

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000826600

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2148-6832

pISSN:

2148-6832

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17546/msd.408631

Özet:

 





Background: Tularemia is a bacterial,
zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. Although
the ulceroglandular form is the most common form in the world, oropharyngeal
tularemia is the most common form in Turkey. Lymph node suppuration is
the most common complication. F. tularensis causes granulomatous and suppurative lesions in the lymph nodes and
other organs. 


Methods: Seventeen suspected
oropharyngeal form tularemia cases complicated with suppurated lymphadenitis
have been examined in this study. All of the patients (17, 100%) had cervical
lymphadenopathies and had a history of beta-lactam antibiotic use with the
diagnosis of tonsillitis. Tularemia cases were diagnosed according to the case
definition of World Health Organization (WHO).


Results: All of the patients (17, 100%) had cervical lymphadenopathies ranging in
size from 2-8 cm and unilateral lymphadenopathy, while 12 (71%) patients had
right-sided lymphadenopathy. The rate of fever was 41% and the rate of
pharyngitis or tonsillitis was 52% at presentation. All patients had a history
of beta-lactam antibiotic use with the diagnosis of tonsillitis. Seven patients
recovered with first-line monotherapy. In the remaining 10 patients, treatment
was rearranged, and these patients were switched to combination treatment or another
anti-infective. Surgical drainage was performed on all but two of the patients.








Conclusions: The diagnosis of tularemia is often delayed. It may take a
significant length of time to diagnose the condition and the disease may become
complicated. As it is understood
from our study and other studies, the types and duration of treatment can vary
and differences can be observed in cases that are past the acute stage.
Although the guideline has included a classical treatment approach for the
tularemia, there is no standard approach to cases with delayed diagnosis,
complicated cases and those refractory to conventional regimens. These
observations and other examinations have raised the question whether the
chronic form of tularemia should be defined, and whether the treatment options
and durations should be re-standardized according to the ‘chronic tularemia’
definition as a ‘chronic granulomatous disease’

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Makale detayları

Should the chronic form of tularemia be defined? Should the treatment of the chronic form be managed differently?

Yazarlar: Yesim ALPAY

Yayıncı: Zafer AKAN

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Medical Science and Discovery 2018 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.147-152

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000826600

Sıklık: Aylık

eISSN: 2148-6832

pISSN: 2148-6832

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17546/msd.408631

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Yesim ALPAY

Yayıncı:

Zafer AKAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Medical Science and Discovery 2018 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.147-152

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000826600

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2148-6832

pISSN:

2148-6832

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17546/msd.408631