This is a snippet from Dr. Michael T. Bolton’s Infectious Disease lecture in MedStudy’s 2023-2024 Pediatrics Video Board Review. https://medstudy.com/products/pediatr...

Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)
• Reservoirs: rabbits and rodents, tick and deer fly bites
• Presentation
– Ulceroglandular disease/Glandular disease
– Respiratory
• Associated with farming or lawn care
(aerosol/dust)
• Dx: serology; PCR from sample
• Rx: gentamicin, ciprofloxacin
• Bioterrorism
– Intentional release of tularemia

Lymphadenopathy — Noninfectious Etiologies
• Reactive adenopathy
• Kawasaki disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Oncologic

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