Francisella philomiragia: Think of Chronic Granulomatous Disease
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DOI: 10.1007/s10875-018-0498-7
Abstract: A 20-year-old man was referred to our department with fever (about 38 °C), odynophagia, and dry cough for 2 weeks. He has a history of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) linked X, diagnosed 18 months of… read more here.
Keywords: granulomatous disease; francisella; francisella philomiragia; chronic granulomatous ... See more keywords
Francisella philomiragia bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient: a rare case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s12941-021-00475-2
Abstract: Background Francisella philomiragia is a very rare opportunistic pathogen of humans which causes protean diseases such as pneumonia and other systemic infections. Subsequent failure of prompt treatment may result in poor prognosis with mortality among… read more here.
Keywords: case; report; bacteremia immunocompromised; philomiragia bacteremia ... See more keywords