Anthrax
Last Updated: 2019-08-27
ICD11: -
Last Updated: 2019-08-27
Author(s): Anzengruber, Navarini
ICD11: -
Davaine 1863, 1865.
Anthrax of the skin, Pustula maligna, Woolsorter’s Disease, Ragpickers’ Disease.
Notifiable zooanthroponosis caused by Gram-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped Bacillus anthracis.
Sepsis with meningitis and spleen involvement (especially in immunosuppression).
Mortality: anthrax 10-40%, good prognosis if treated in time.
Systemic Therapy
Topical Therapy