The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by tularemia (hare plague):
Respiratory system (J00-J99)
- ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) – acute respiratory failure in the setting of multiorgan disease.
- Pneumonia (pneumonia)
Eyes and eye appendages (H00-H59).
- Dacryocystitis (lacrimation) associated with oculoglandular tularemia.
Blood, hematopoietic organs – immune system (D50-D90).
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) – acute coagulation disorder caused by excessive activation of coagulation.
Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99).
- Erythema nodosum (synonyms: nodular erythema, dermatitis contusiformis, erythema contusiforme; plural: erythemata nodosa) – granulomatous inflammation of the subcutis (subcutaneous fat), also known as panniculitis, and a painful nodule (red to blue-red color; later brownish). The overlying skin is reddened. Localization: both lower leg extensor sides, on the knee and ankle joints; less frequently on the arms or buttocks.
Cardiovascular system (I00-I99).
- Pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardium)
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
- Sepsis (blood poisoning)
Liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts-pancreas (pancreas) (K70-K77; K80-K87).
- Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver)
- Liver abscesses (encapsulated collection of pus in the liver).
Mouth, esophagus (esophagus), stomach, and intestines (K00-K67; K90-K93).
- Appendicitis (appendicitis ~ appendicitis).
- Enteritis (inflammation of the intestine, in the narrow sense an inflammation of the small intestine).
- Peritonitis (inflammation of the peritoneum)
Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)
- Meningitis (meningitis).
- Confusion, unspecified
Other
- Multi-organ failure (MODS, Multi organ dysfunction syndrome; MOF: Multi organ failure) – simultaneous or sequential failure or severe functional impairment of various vital organ systems of the body.
