title: Cutaneous anthrax in a school teacher.
abstract: Cutaneous anthrax is an infection of the skin caused by Bacillus anthracis. This is a report of a case of cutaneous anthrax attending outpatients of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital in October, 2010. The infected person was a retired school teacher with a very good body build. He reported to handle cow flesh about 4-5 days ago, developed few painless papules over shin of right leg, which gradually became large bullae and blackish eschar developed over the lesion. Smears from the lesions were investigated which confirmed the causative agent B. anthracis. The patient was treated with oral Ciprofloxacin (500mg) twice daily for seven days which cured the infection as observed on his subsequent follow up visits on 7 and 14 days later. Oral Ciprofloxacin is found effective as recommended by the World Health Organization.
authors.affiliation: Dr Ashim Kumar Nandi, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Nandi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Uddin
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Baidya
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mostafa
mesh_terms: D000881:Anthrax / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin