Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg
December 2011
Objectives: This study aims emphasize oropharyngeal tularemia in the differential diagnosis of infected lymphadenopathy in the neck region.
Patients And Methods: Twenty patients (13 males, 7 females; mean age 23 years; range 9 to 43 years) diagnosed with tularemia among those who admitted to our clinic between October 2008 - October 2010 with the complaint of lymphadenopathy in the neck, and underwent treatment were included in this study. The radiological, microbiological, histopathological, and laboratory records of the patients were evaluated.