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Why can tularemia cause an ulcer and swollen nodes?
Inoculation through skin can create a local ulcer with draining lymph-node enlargement, but diagnosis needs regional clinical testing.
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Inoculation through skin can create a local ulcer with draining lymph-node enlargement, but diagnosis needs regional clinical testing.
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Vectors and pathogens vary geographically, so a full exposure history matters.
Practical next step
This article is educational and cannot diagnose, exclude or treat illness. Use NHS 111, a GP, emergency services or the corresponding local service according to symptom severity.