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Clinical Manifestations Of 16 Oropharyngeal Tularemia Patients: Experience Of A Referral Hospital In The City Of Konya, Turkey, Mesut Sabri̇ Tezer, Gülteki̇n Övet, Necat Alataş, Mehmet Hakan Görgülü, Ersen Koç, Mehmet Aki̇f Öztürk

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

In recent years, tularemia's importance has been reemerging in Turkey. However, the majority of tularemia cases were reported in the northern cities of Turkey. In this study, we report 16 oropharyngeal tularemia patients living in rural areas of the city of Konya, which is located in the southern zone of the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. Materials and methods: Sixteen patients (12 males, 4 females; mean age: 33.7 years, range: 10–73 years) were included in this study. All patients were admitted to our clinic for the evaluation of intractable cervical mass lesions. The diagnosis of tularemia was made after exclusion …