KBB-Forum 2005 , Cilt 4, Sayı 4

TULAREMIA CASES AROUND SAMSUN REGION

Dr. Sinan ATMACA1, Dr. Hakan LEBLEBİCİOĞLU2, Dr. Recep ÜNAL1, Dr. Atilla TEKAT1, Dr. Teoman ŞEŞEN1, Dr. Mehmet KOYUNCU1, Dr. Bünyamin ÇAKIL1, Dr. Asude ÜNAL1
1Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi , Kulak-Burun-Boğaz Anabilim Dalı, Samsun, Türkiye
2Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi , Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı , Samsun, Türkiye
Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. F. tularensis is a gram-negative, immotile cocobacillus. Contaminated water, rodents, rabbits, ticks, mosquitos, turtles, sheep, birds and deers may be the routes of transmission. The clinical picture may develop in ulceroglandular, glandular, oculoglandular, oropharyngeal, pulmonary or typhoid forms. In this study; we evaluated 7 cases of tularemia who were admitted to our otolaryngology outpatient department, between October 2004-March 2005, with the chief complaint of neck mass and reviewed the literature. Keywords : Tularemia, neck mass