Case 211. Tularemia (35 y-o M)

       
  Biopsied supraclavicular lymph node in an animal seller, presenting high fever and fistule-forming nodal swelling  
       

 

  Higher power view of suppurative granuloma (HE). It is difficult to identify pathogens within the lesion. The pathogens are transmitted by rabbit, squirrel, rat or tick. Transmission through aerosol may occur in the laboratory, so that F. tularensis is nominated as a bioterrorist.