TULAREMIA ACQUIRED FROM A CAT-SCRATCH

The authors report the case of a patient who developed tularemia from a cat-scratch. In France, the wild hare is the most important source o f tularemia infection, and most human cases are acquired by direct con tact with the animal. As far as the authors know, no human contaminati on from a cat has ever been reported. After a typical acute adenitis, the patient developed an aponeurotic retraction during a chronic phase . This was successfully treated with ciprofloxacin, Fluoroquinolones a re known to be effective agents against Francisella tularensis, but ex perience with these antibiotics is still limited and further trials ar e necessary.