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Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome

Emine Parlak, Ali Aydın, Mehmet Parlak.

Abstract
Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax. Anthrax is a zoonotic disease with three clinical forms. Clinical forms are skin, gastrointestinal and inhalational anthrax. Cutaneous anthrax is 95% of the cases. Cutaneous anthrax frequently defines itself. Clinical presentation of anthrax may be severe and complicated in some cases. There may seem complications like meningitis, septic shock and compartment syndrome. Compartment Syndrome is a rare complication of cutaneous anthrax and it is life threatening. Physicians working in the endemic area should be aware of this form. In this study, three cases were shown which developed compartment syndrome following cutaneous anthrax. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2013; 3(4): 87-90.

Key words: anthrax, compartment syndrome, bacterial infection, zoonosis


 
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Emine Parlak, Ali Aydın, Mehmet Parlak. Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013; 3(4): 214-217 . doi:10.5799/jmid2013.04.0112

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Emine Parlak, Ali Aydın, Mehmet Parlak. Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013; 3(4): 214-217 . doi:10.5799/jmid2013.04.0112


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Emine Parlak, Ali Aydın, Mehmet Parlak. Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2013), [cited February 03, 2024]; 3(4): 214-217 . doi:10.5799/jmid2013.04.0112


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Emine Parlak, Ali Aydın, Mehmet Parlak (2013) Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 3 (4), 214-217 . doi:10.5799/jmid2013.04.0112


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Emine Parlak, Ali Aydın, Mehmet Parlak. 2013. Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 3 (4), 214-217 . doi:10.5799/jmid2013.04.0112


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Emine Parlak, Ali Aydın, Mehmet Parlak. "Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 3 (2013), 214-217 . doi:10.5799/jmid2013.04.0112


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Emine Parlak, Ali Aydın, Mehmet Parlak. "Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 3.4 (2013), 214-217 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid2013.04.0112


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Emine Parlak, Ali Aydın, Mehmet Parlak (2013) Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 3 (4), 214-217 . doi:10.5799/jmid2013.04.0112


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