Dear Sirs, We read with interest the article entitled ‘Tularaemia presenting as a parapharyngeal abscess: case presentation’ by Koç et al. in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology May 2012 issue. This article is of value not only to ENT specialists but also to clinicians in a range of other specialties, including infectious disease and general practice. Although tularaemia was identified almost ...

S throat is one of the most common complaints encountered by primary care physicians and most often is caused by viral or bacterial tonsillopharyngitis.1 The Waldeyerʼs ring is the most important site of involvement with these infections. The palatine tonsils, nasopharyngeal tonsil, and lingual tonsil constitute the major part of Waldeyerʼs ring. Although benign hypertrophy and infections are t...

We have read with interest the recently published article entitled "Investigation of the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the lymph node aspirates of the suspected tularemia lymphadenitis cases" by Albayrak et al. published in Mikrobiyol Bul 2014; 48(1): 129-34. They concluded that tuberculous lymphadenitis (TCL) should be kept in mind in suspected tularemia cases and those patients sh...

Acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversion illness is a difficult diagnosis to make because of its nonspecific and protean manifestations. We present such a case in an adolescent. A 15-year-old boy presented with a 5-day history of fever, sore throat, vomiting, and diarrhea. The patient also reported a nonproductive cough, coryza, and fatigue. The patient's only risk factor for HIV...

Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare, inherited, pure red cell aplasia, associated with congenital anomalies and predisposition to cancer. Despite remarkable advances in our understanding of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms, first-line treatment still relies on repeated red blood cell (RBC) transfusions and/or corticosteroid therapy. While transfusion dependency, unresponsiveness to cort...

I toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), a wide layer of skin is peeled and an immature skin layer appears. In a short period, an epidermal necrolysis characterized by scalded appearance of skin due to febrile toxic reaction develops. The mortality rate of this disease is high (20-70%), due to dramatic drug reactions of the skin. The disease resembles mostly to erythema multiforme (EM), Steven Johns...

ىوتسلما عافتراو ةيحصلا ةياعرلا يف ظوحللما مدقتلا نم مغرلاب ىملحا لازت ام ،ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةكلملما يف ناكسلل يشيعلما تناك نإو ةكلملما قطانم نم ديدعلا يف اهروضح لجست ةيوثرلا لافطلأا دنع ةيوثرلا ىملحا رهظت ام ةداع .يضالما نم لقأ بسنب .كلذ نم رغصأ مه نم بيصت دق اهنأ لاإ ،ةساردلا نس يف باهتلا ةباصإب ةركابلا رامعلأا يف هروهظ ينح ضرلما ىدبتي )ماهنديس صقر( ةيبصعلا ةلملجا ةباصإ امأ ،لصافلماو بلقلا نم غ...