Cutaneous anthrax--the non-industrial hazard.
Two patients contracted cutaneous anthrax after contact with infected bone meal. Awareness of the risk of infection from this source may help in achieving early clinical diagnosis and a low fatality rate following effective antibiotic therapy.
D000881:Anthrax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005308:Fertilizers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005308:Fertilizers; D010406:Penicillins; D013752:Tetracycline; D013307:Streptomycin