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Tularemia is a rare zoonosis occuring in many clinical forms, including ulceral, glandular, oropharyngeal, pneumonic, and septic form. ENT specialists seeing their patients in ambulatory and emergency settings are most likely to encounter oropharyngeal and glandular form. Tularemia became widely discussed clinical entity in recent years due to its potential to being used as a biological weapon in acts of terrorism. Authors present a case of a 75 yrs old woman treated for atypical tonsillitis with suppurative cervical lymphadenitis. As infection with typical pathogens was ruled out and no improvement with antibiotics was observed, further evaluation was initiated. Malignancies and tuberculosis were excluded. Final diagnosis was established based on a serological test. Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic procedures and treatment of tularemia, as well as diagnostic pitfalls are briefly discussed.
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PMID:[Glandular tularemia--case report]. 1735 77

The middle ear has long been considered a continuum of the upper respiratory tract and modern physicians recognize the impact of upper respiratory tract pathology on the middle ear and are familiar with the possible neurosurgical complications of any resultant chronic or acute middle ear infection. In the 16th century, lack of this knowledge may have led to a sequence of events and one of the most important turning points for the British monarchy. This paper on the illness and death of King Francis II of France uncovers interesting aspects of ENT practice from the French Renaissance period and the intrigue surrounding this royal patient's well-documented but little discussed illness.
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PMID:Did one ear infection in France change the history of Britain? The illness and death of Francis II (1544-60). 2002 85

A royal otitis. The young king of France, Francis II, the eldest son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, died in Orleans from the effects of the complications of a chronic otitis on 6 December 1560. Based on texts of the time, the paper discusses the nature of the illness, the treatment, and the medical and political entourage of the king.
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PMID:A historical vignette (20). A royal otitis. 2130 97