Keep an ear out for Francisella tularensis: otomastoiditis cases after canyoneering
We report here three unusual cases of otomastoiditis due to Francisella tularensis, complicated by cervical abscesses and persistent hearing loss, plus facial paralysis for one patient. Intriguingly, the three patients had practiced canyoneering independently in the same French river, between 2009 a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2016.00009/full |