Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome
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Cutaneous anthrax cases leading compartment syndrome
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 sho...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2146-3158,2146-9369
DOI: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.04.0112