Ertugrul Guclu, Nazan Tuna, Oguz Karabay

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Cutaneous Anthrax in an Unestimated Area of Body

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Cutaneous Anthrax in an Unestimated Area of Body

Ertugrul Guclu, Nazan Tuna, Oguz Karabay Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis. cutaneous anthrax is the most commonly seen form of anthrax. Skin lesions usually occur on the most exposed areas of the body, such as the face, neck, hand or upper extremity. The aim of this paper is to report a case of cutaneous anthrax form which was occurred on an unexpected area of the body of a slaughter-house worker.
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cutaneous anthrax,

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Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases-Cover
  • ISSN: 2146-3158
  • Başlangıç: 2011
  • Yayıncı: Sağlık Araştırmaları Derneği
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