A Rare Case of Tularemia Complicated by Rhabdomyolysis with a Successful Outcome
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Kubiliute, I.; Zablockiene, B.; Paulauskiene, R.; Navickas, G.; Jancoriene, L. A Rare Case of Tularemia Complicated by Rhabdomyolysis with a Successful Outcome. Medicina 2021, 57, 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57050449
Kubiliute I, Zablockiene B, Paulauskiene R, Navickas G, Jancoriene L. A Rare Case of Tularemia Complicated by Rhabdomyolysis with a Successful Outcome. Medicina. 2021; 57(5):449. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57050449
Chicago/Turabian StyleKubiliute, Ieva, Birute Zablockiene, Rasute Paulauskiene, Giedrius Navickas, and Ligita Jancoriene. 2021. "A Rare Case of Tularemia Complicated by Rhabdomyolysis with a Successful Outcome" Medicina 57, no. 5: 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57050449