Cutaneous anthrax on eyelids

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dc.contributor.authorÇaça, I
dc.contributor.authorÇakmak, SS
dc.contributor.authorÜnlü, K
dc.contributor.authorSakalar, YB
dc.contributor.authorKadiroglu, AK
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T16:02:05Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T16:02:05Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Ophthalmologists should be aware of the signs and symptoms of anthrax, although it is a rare disease in humans. We report our successful treatment of three patients with cutaneous lesions in the periorbital area. Cases: In this study, we report on the treatment of three female patients who were initially diagnosed as having preseptal cellulitis. Observations: Gram-positive robs were revealed in the microscopic examination of scrapings taken from the lesions. Bacillus anthracis was found in only two of the three scraping-material cultures. Intravenous penicillin G was administered in all cases. Black and necrotic eschar, which is characteristic of anthrax, developed on the eyelids of all three patients during treatment. At the final examinations of the patients after the completion of treatment, we recognized the development of cicatrisation, lagophthalmos, and slight ectropion in the upper eyelid of the first patient, and, in the second patient, restriction of upper eyelid movement and development of a corneal scar from exposure keratopathy and ectropion. The cutaneous lesions healed without any eyelid pathology in the third patient. Conclusion: Although it is a rare disease in humans, anthrax should be considered in the differential diagnosis of preseptal and orbital cellulitis. (C) Japanese Ophthalmological Society 2004.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10384-003-0047-6
dc.identifier.endpage271en_US
dc.identifier.issn0021-5155
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid15175920
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-2542609849
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage268en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-003-0047-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/14615
dc.identifier.volume48en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000221706900013
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Science Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJapanese Journal of Ophthalmology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCutaneous Anthraxen_US
dc.subjectEyeliden_US
dc.subjectPreseptal Cellulitisen_US
dc.titleCutaneous anthrax on eyelidsen_US
dc.titleCutaneous anthrax on eyelids
dc.typeArticleen_US

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