A highly infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis that primarily infects ruminant animals (cows, goats, and sheep). Cutaneous (95% of United States cases), inhala...
Cutaneous: Incubation period is brief (1 day); begins as a pruritic spot, followed by a red-brown papule that enlarges with peripheral erythema, vesiculation, and induration. This is followe...
Although inhalational and GI anthrax have not been shown to spread from person to person, universal precautions should still be enforced (3)[C],(5)[C].
Avoid contact with the...
Cutaneous: death in 5–20% of untreated cases, but the case fatality rate is <1...
Kayabas U, Karahocagil MK, Ozkurt Z, et al. Naturally occurring cutaneous anthrax: antibiotic treatment and outcome. Chemotherapy. ...
A22.9 Anthrax, unspecified
A22.0 Cutaneous anthrax
A22.1 Pulmonary anthrax
A22.2 Gastrointestinal anthrax
A22.7 Anthrax sepsis
A22.8 Other forms of anthrax
409498004 Anthrax (disorder)
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Inhalational anthrax is rare in the United States and requires a high degree of clinical suspicion for diagnosis. If no occupational exposures to animal hides or products, it should be...
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Figure 164.3. Computed tomography of the chest of a patient with inhalational anthrax. Note the mediastinal adenopathy and small pleural effusions.
Figure 164.3. Computed tomography of the chest of a patient with inhalational anthrax. Note the mediastinal adenopathy and small pleural e...
Figure 188.2. Gram stain of <italic>Bacillus anthracis</bold> in blood culture of patient with inhalational anthrax.