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    Cutaneous Palpebral Anthrax: Case Report
    (Ortadogu Ad Pres & Publ Co, 2012) Ari, Seyhmus; Sakin, Feyyat; Sahin, Alparslan; Caca, Ihsan
    Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis. Cutaneous, respiratory and gastrointestinal involvements can be seen. The face and eyelids are the most commonly involved areas in cutaneous anthrax. If eyelid anthrax is not promptly treated, it may cause severe deformities of eyelids including cicatrization and ectropion. In this study, a 38-year-old male presenting with right eye palpebral cutaneous anthrax was reported. There was periorbital edema and a black eschar on right eyelid leading to closed eye. Gram-positive rods were seen in the microscopic examination of scrapings taken from the lesion. The patient received high dose intravenous penicillin G (16 million units/day) for 10 days. The lesion healed within 10 days, leaving no clinical evidence of any eyelid deformity. No eyelid deformity was observed during one-year follow-up period. Observing this case suggested that early diagnosis and treatment can prevent development of potential antrhax eyelid complications.