title: A rare cause of preseptal cellulitis: anthrax.
abstract: Infection of the eyelids confined to the preseptal space is relatively common but potentially serious. We report a child with cutaneous anthrax to remind that the interesting contagious cause be included in the differential diagnosis of the preseptal cellulitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Peadiatrics, Selcuk University Meram Medical Facutly, Konya, Turkey. hasibeartac@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hasibe
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Artac
authors.forename: Musa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silahli
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keles
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Reisli
mesh_terms: D000881:Anthrax / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000382:microbiology*