An Outbreak of Oropharyngeal Tularemia with Cervical Adenopathy Predominantly in the Left Side

Abstract

This report describes the first outbreak of tularemia in northwest Turkey. Tularemia may occur in any region where appropriate epidemiological conditions are found and should be kept in mind for differential diagnosis in oropharyngeal symptoms. Late initiation of therapy may delay complete recovery. In this outbreak, cervical lymph nodes predominantly localized on the left side were found, which had not been previously reported.