Tularemia with Vesicular Skin Lesions May Be Mistaken for Infection with Herpes Viruses | Zendy

Carrie L. Byington | Zendy; Jeffrey M. Bender | Zendy; Krow Ampofo | Zendy; Andrew T. Pavia | Zendy; Kent Korgenski | Zendy; Judy Daly | Zendy; John C. Christenson | Zendy; Elisabeth E. Adderson | Zendy

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Tularemia with Vesicular Skin Lesions May Be Mistaken for Infection with Herpes Viruses

Author(s) -

Carrie L. Byington,

Jeffrey M. Bender,

Krow Ampofo,

Andrew T. Pavia,

Kent Korgenski,

Judy Daly,

John C. Christenson,

Elisabeth E. Adderson

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/588843

Subject(s) - tularemia , francisella tularensis , medicine , virology , rash , herpes simplex virus , skin lesion , dermatology , skin infection , immunology , virus , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , virulence , gene , genetics , staphylococcus aureus

The original reports of human infection with Francisella tularensis noted vesicular skin rash as a manifestation. We present 2 cases of tularemia initially diagnosed as herpes simplex or varicella zoster infection. Clinicians must recognize the cutaneous manifestations of tularemia and be able to distinguish these from lesions seen with herpes viruses.

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