[Carcinoma, tuberculosis, atypical pneumonia - or may be pulmonary tularemia? Two case reports].

Abstract

Tularemia is a rare zoonotic disease, endemic in rural areas all over Germany. It's clinical manifestation following inhalation of infectious aerosols may resemble pulmonary neoplasia, other atypical pneumonias or tuberculosis. Here we describe two representative cases with pulmonary tularemia.