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Volume 29, Number 10—October 2023
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Human Tularemia Epididymo-Orchitis Caused by Francisella tularensis Subspecies holartica, Austria

Maximilian Seles, Julia Altziebler, Gregor Gorkiewicz, Lisa Kriegl, Stefan Hatzl, Sascha Ahyai, Romana Klasinc, Ines Zollner-Schwetz, and Robert KrauseComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria (M. Seles, J. Altziebler, G. Gorkiewicz, L. Kriegl, S. Hatzl, S. Ahyai, I. Zollner-Schwetz, R. Krause); Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria (R. Klasinc)

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Granulomatous epididymo-orchitis in patient who had human tularemia epididymo-orchitis caused by Francisella tularensis subspecies holartica, Austria. A) Diffuse chronic granulomatous inflammation in the interstitium and between the seminiferous tubule. Hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification ×20. B) Suppurative granuloma with epithelioid cells and single giant cells in testicular tissue. Hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification ×100.

Figure 2. Granulomatous epididymo-orchitis in patient who had human tularemia epididymo-orchitis caused by Francisella tularensis subspecies holartica, Austria. A) Diffuse chronic granulomatous inflammation in the interstitium and between the seminiferous tubule. Hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification ×20. B) Suppurative granuloma with epithelioid cells and single giant cells in testicular tissue. Hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification ×100.

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