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- * Two cases are discussed: a 52-year-old woman suspected of having breast cancer after a tick bite, and a 28-year-old man with fever and lymph node swelling in the groin suspected of having hidden cancer.
- * The text emphasizes that doctors should consider tularaemia when diagnosing patients with unexplained fever and swollen lymph nodes, particularly if there’s a history of tick exposure.
Article Abstract
Tularaemia (rabbit fever) is a rare infection caused by Francisella tularensis, which can be transmitted from hares and rats to humans by ticks. We present two case reports of patients with tularaemia. Both were initially referred on suspicion of cancer. A 52-year-old woman, who had had a prior tick bite, was referred on suspicion of breast cancer, and a 28-year-old man was referred on suspicion of occult cancer because of fever and lymphadenopathy in the groin. Tularaemia should be considered as a differential diagnosis in cases of unexplained fever and regional lymphadenopathy, especially in patients with a history of tick bites.
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