Cutaneous Anthrax of the lip: a Case Report in a 1 Year Old Infant
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Abstract
Anthrax is a deadly, contagious bacterial infection. Skin anthrax is most frequent. Anthrax is a work-related illness, so it’s rare among kids. Children’s symptoms are similar to adults.In this article, we introduce a one-year-old infant who developed cutaneous anthrax due to contact with contaminated broth with a sore on the corner of the lip. A 1-year- infant from a village in Quchan, North-east Iran, with a swollen lesion with dark brown to black crust on its surface on the left side of upper lip presented to Akbar’s Children Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, in January 2021. Bacillus anthracis was seen in direct smear of wounds with Gram staining though the sample culture result was negative. Mortality from cutaneous anthrax can be up to 20%. Therefore, timely use of antibiotics is quite effective in decreasing mortality and reducing the effects of bacterial spread in the blood.
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[7] Ozturk MK. Suspected cutaneous anthrax in rural areas. J In- fect Dev Ctries. 2019;13(02):118-22. https://doi.org/10.3855/ jidc.10318
[8] Karaaslan O. Anthrax in pregnancy: Case Report. East J Med. 2018;23(3):222. https://doi.org/10.5505/ejm.2018.85057
[9] Tushi O, Akhter A, AFMS H, Hossain M, MS HRS. Cutaneous An- thrax: A Clinico-Epidemiological Observation. Amcb Journal.61.
[10] Yuan HL, Zheng YY, Zhang W, Xie H. Two cases of human cu- taneous anthrax with massive tissue damage, severe edema, and slight injury to the liver. Int J Dermatol. 2017;57(3):358-61. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.13865
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[14] Freedman A, Afonja O, Chang MW, Mostashari F, Blaser M, Pe- rez-Perez G, et al. Cutaneous anthrax associated with microan- giopathic hemolytic anemia and coagulopathy in a 7-month- old infant. Jama. 2002;287(7):869-74. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.287.7.869
[15] Tekin R, Ari Ş, Dal T, Kaya Ş, Kortak MZ, Dursun B, et al. Eval- uation of cutaneous palpebral anthrax. Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2013;32(4):294-8. https://doi.org/10.3109/15569527.2013.781620
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Hasanzadeh Haghighi F, Farsiani H, Layegh P, Mostafavi M, Aelami MH. Cutaneous Anthrax of the lip: a Case Report in a 1 Year Old Infant. CRCP. 2023;8(3):117-120.
