Ulnar nerve lesion due to cutaneous anthrax.
Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax is most common in agricultural regions, where it occurs in animals. It can also infect humans. Cutaneous anthrax infections occur when the bacterium enters a cut or abrasion on the skin. A case of cutaneous anthrax infection of the arm is presented. The patient needed to undergo a skin graft. He subsequently developed an ulnar nerve lesion after severe edema in his arm and hand.
Terzioğlu
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Cumhuriyet Universitesi Tip Fatültesi, Department of Plastic Surgery, Sivas, Turkey.
Aslan
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D000328:Adult; D000881:Anthrax / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D020424:Ulnar Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery