Anthrax, caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is rarely seen in industrial nations but is common in developing countries. Cutaneous anthrax (CA), the most common form of the disease, accounts for 95% of cases and usually develops on exposed sites. This study reviews the clinical and laboratory findings of 21 patients diagnosed with CA during 2 separate epidemics in the Van region of Turkey. All patients had a history of direct contact with infected cattle. The patients, aged 1.5 to 64 years, included 13 females and 8 males. Of the patients, 9 were 15 years or younger. Skin lesions were localized on the hands and fingers in 15 patients, on the face in 3 patients, on the face and finger in 1 patient, on the chest and finger in 1 patient, and on the eyelid in 1 patient. Gram-positive bacillus were noted on Gram stains of material obtained from skin lesions in 2 patients. All but one patient was successfully treated with penicillin; the unresponsive patient was treated with cefuroxime and required plastic reconstructive surgery because of a skin defect on the eyelid.
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Diagn Pathol
December 2024
Department of Pathology, The First People's Hospital of Shizuishan, Affiliated to Ningxia Medical University, Shizuishan, China.
Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, which can infect various animals and humans. Cutaneous anthrax primarily presents as infiltrative, edematous erythema, surface vesicles, hemorrhagic vesicles, and necrotic eschar; some patients may also experience systemic symptoms such as fever and leukocytosis. With economic development and improvements in public health conditions, naturally occurring cases of cutaneous anthrax have significantly decreased, leading to limited reports on the pathological manifestations of this disease.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, 804 Shengli Street, Xingqing District, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004, China.
Background: Anthrax is a global health concern, with cutaneous anthrax accounting for over 95% of cases and generally promising outcomes. Nonetheless, the absence of timely intervention can result in mortality rates of 10-40%. This research aims to explore the clinical presentations and phenotypic characteristics of cutaneous anthrax patients and evaluate the efficacy of various therapeutic approaches.
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October 2024
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Front Med (Lausanne)
October 2024
Department of Laboratory Medicine, General Hospital of Western Theater Command of PLA, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Anthrax is an acute zoonotic infectious disease caused by . It is categorized as a Class B (reported within 24 h of onset, including pulmonary anthrax, which is managed as a Class A infectious disease and reported within 2 h of onset) infectious disease in China. Human anthrax infection primarily occurs through direct or indirect contact with infected animals.
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Institute of Dermatology of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine, Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300120, China; Department of Dermatology, Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin, 300120, China. Electronic address:
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