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Tularemia‐induced erythema multiforme minor in an 11‐year‐old girl
Author(s) -
Coates Sarah J.,
Briggs Benjamin,
Cordoro Kelly M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13501
Subject(s) - tularemia , francisella tularensis , medicine , erythema multiforme , girl , zoonosis , dermatology , erythema , pathology , immunology , biology , biochemistry , genetics , virulence , gene
Tularemia is a rare and potentially life‐threatening infection caused by the highly infectious gram‐negative coccobacillus Francisella tularensis . We present the case of an 11‐year old girl who presented with erythema multiforme minor in the setting of an indolent but progressive soft tissue infection and was found to have tularemia. We review the role of dermatologists in identifying the features of and complications associated with this rare zoonosis and discuss the potential effect of climate change on its incidence.