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Difficulty in the Clinical Diagnosis of Tularemia: Highlighting the Importance of a Physical Exam

We report an 18-month-old male who presented with fever and nonspecific symptoms. He was evaluated for multiple differential diagnoses including Kawasaki disease and JIA and received treatment for them. After he was readmitted, tularemia was considered based on the physical exam finding of an ulcer...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Rupin, Mansour, Mohamed, Brunetto, Jacqueline, Verma, Renuka, Fisher, Margaret, Teitelbaum, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5852861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29686920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9682815
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Sumario:We report an 18-month-old male who presented with fever and nonspecific symptoms. He was evaluated for multiple differential diagnoses including Kawasaki disease and JIA and received treatment for them. After he was readmitted, tularemia was considered based on the physical exam finding of an ulcer on the scalp and enlarged lymph nodes. Tularemia titers were positive, and the patient was given the appropriate antibiotic and was discharged home. Follow-up of the patient showed complete resolution of symptoms. This is a case that demonstrates the importance of physical exam in identifying rare diseases presenting with common signs and symptoms.