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Cutaneous anthrax

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Cutaneous anthrax
Cutaneous Anthrax
Cutaneous Anthrax
Skin layers
Skin layers
Alternative Names

Anthrax - skin


Symptoms
  • Blister or ulcer that later forms a black scab; often with extensive surrounding swelling
  • A few patients may also experience fever, headache, and malaise
  • Swollen, painful lymph nodes

Signs and tests
  • If cutaneous anthrax is suspected, a culture of the skin lesions should be done to identify the bacteria that causes anthrax.

Review Date: 06/17/2005
Reviewed By: Rocio Hurtado, M.D., Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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