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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | Anthrax_1_070703 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ANTHRAX / ULCER | Category: | infections and infestations | ||
| Body Site: | chin / face | Age: | 16 years | ||
| Contributor: | Abid Khan, MD | ||||
| Description: | indurated red-purple plaque with central ulcer and serous drainage | ||||
| Comments: | This 16-year-old girl developed high fever, arthralgias, and myalgias associated with an asymptomatic ulcerated palque on her chin. She did have a history of exposure to cows, sheep, aned goats.Anthrax once known as woolsorter's disease, is an acute infection and sometimes fatal disease that begins with rapidly necrosing plaques and nodules with serious constitutional symptomes.The disease is pruduced by a gram positive organisum Bacillus Anthracis . Human infection generally results from exposure to infected animals or handling of hides or other animal products. | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | Cutaneous_Anthrax_1_060722 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ANTHRAX | Category: | infections and infestations | ||
| Body Site: | forearm | Age: | 55 years | ||
| Contributor: | Arshad Khan, MD | ||||
| Description: | purple edematous plaque with black eschar | ||||
| Comments: | A 45-year-old woman had a 5 day history of an enlarging papule on her left index finger. Her husband had a similar lesion on his right forearm. She gave a history of slaughtering a sheep 10 days before the lesion appeared. The infection cleared quickly with oral penecilliin. | ||||
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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | Cutaneous_Anthrax_1_060721 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ANTHRAX / ULCER | Category: | ulcer / infections and infestations | ||
| Body Site: | finger | Age: | 45 years | ||
| Contributor: | Arshad Khan, MD | ||||
| Description: | purple edematous plaque with crusting | ||||
| Comments: | A 45-year-old woman had a 5 day history of an enlarging papule on her left index finger. Her husband had a similar lesion on his right forearm. She gave a history of slaughtering a sheep 10 days before the lesion appeared. The infection cleared quickly with oral penecilliin. | ||||
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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | anthrax_1_040111 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ANTHRAX | Category: | infections and infestations / ulcer | ||
| Body Site: | abdomen | Age: | 55 years | ||
| Contributor: | Jayakar Thomas, MD. PhD | ||||
| Description: | crusted plaque with central eschar and surrounding erythema and scale | ||||
| Comments: | A 55-year-old man with a fever for 10 days developed a crusted plaqaue on his left flank. There was a black eschar with surrounding erythema and small vesicles. Two weeks earlier his grandson developed a similar lesion associated with high fever, sepsis, seizures and death. | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | anthrax_8_020323 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ANTHRAX | Category: | infections and infestations | ||
| Body Site: | face / cheek eye | Age: | 27 years | ||
| Contributor: | William Schlott, MD | ||||
| Description: | necrotic bulla/ulcer with overlying black eschar | ||||
| Comments: | A 27 year old Iranian farmer developed edema, vesiculation, and crusting of the left cheek followed by a dry black eshcar. The lesion healed with scarring after a 2 week course of oral antibiotics. | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | anthrax_7_020323 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ANTHRAX | Category: | infections and infestations | ||
| Body Site: | face / lip | Age: | 45 years | ||
| Contributor: | William Schlott, MD | ||||
| Description: | edema of lip with necrotic eschar | ||||
| Comments: | A 45 year old Iranian farm worker developed a non-tender swelling of the upper lip followed by blistering and necrosis of the overlying skin and formation of a black eschar. He responded quickly to oral antibiotics. | ||||
 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | anthrax_3_020323 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ANTHRAX | Category: | infections and infestations | ||
| Body Site: | face / eye lid neck | Age: | 15 years | ||
| Contributor: | William Schlott, MD | ||||
| Description: | at end of 2 weeks of treatment-eschar begins to separate | ||||
| Comments: | This 15 year old girl developed cutaneous anthrax of the left lower eyelid. At the time of diagnosis he had massive edema of the face which rapidly subsided with high dose penecillin. The non-tender periocular lesion progressed from a bulla to a necrotic black eschar despite a 2 week course of antibiotics. The eschar separated leaving a scar with minimal ectropion but no corneal scarring. | ||||
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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | anthrax_2b_020323 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ANTHRAX | Category: | infections and infestations | ||
| Body Site: | face / eye lid | Age: | 15 years | ||
| Contributor: | William Schlott, MD | ||||
| Description: | 3 days after starting treatment-decreasing edema and periocular eschar | ||||
| Comments: | This 15 year old girl developed cutaneous anthrax of the left lower eyelid. At the time of diagnosis he had massive edema of the face which rapidly subsided with high dose penecillin. The non-tender periocular lesion progressed from a bulla to a necrotic black eschar despite a 2 week course of antibiotics. The eschar separated leaving a scar with minimal ectropion but no corneal scarring. | ||||
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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | anthrax_2a_020323 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ANTHRAX | Category: | infections and infestations | ||
| Body Site: | face / eye lid | Age: | 15 years | ||
| Contributor: | William Schlott, MD | ||||
| Description: | 2 days after starting treatment-close up of periocular eschar | ||||
| Comments: | This 15 year old girl developed cutaneous anthrax of the left lower eyelid. At the time of diagnosis he had massive edema of the face which rapidly subsided with high dose penecillin. The non-tender periocular lesion progressed from a bulla to a necrotic black eschar despite a 2 week course of antibiotics. The eschar separated leaving a scar with minimal ectropion but no corneal scarring. | ||||
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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | anthrax_1d_020323 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ANTHRAX | Category: | infections and infestations | ||
| Body Site: | face / eye lid | Age: | 15 years | ||
| Contributor: | William Schlott, MD | ||||
| Description: | 2 days after starting treatment-decreased edema with periocular eschar | ||||
| Comments: | This 15 year old girl developed cutaneous anthrax of the left lower eyelid. At the time of diagnosis he had massive edema of the face which rapidly subsided with high dose penecillin. The non-tender periocular lesion progressed from a bulla to a necrotic black eschar despite a 2 week course of antibiotics. The eschar separated leaving a scar with minimal ectropion but no corneal scarring. | ||||
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