Cutaneous anthrax on an unexpected area of body

Authors :: Ertuğrul Güçlü
Nazan Tuna
Oğuz Karabay
Source :: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 163-164 (2012)
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: Association of Health Investigations, 2012.
Abstract: Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis. Cutaneous anthrax is the most commonly seen form of anthrax.Skin lesions usually occur on the most exposed areas of the body, such as the face, neck, hand or upper extremity.The aim of this paper is to report a case of cutaneous anthrax form which was occurred on an unexpected area of thebody of a slaughter-house worker. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2012;2(4): 163-164Key words: Anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, cutaneous