RT Book, Section
A1 Norton, Scott A.
A1 Cardis, Michael A.
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161352508
T1 Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections with Cutaneous Manifestations
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161352508
RD 2024/04/24
AB AT-A-GLANCEA  large  Gram-positive  rod,  Bacillus  anthracis,  changes  into  dormant  spores  under  environmentally  harsh  conditions.  Spores  are  infectious  particles  that  revert  to  active  bacillary  form  in  host  tissues.Natural  pathogen  of  livestock,  especially  sheep,  goats,  and  cattle.  Most  human  diseases  are  occupationally  related  to  exposure  to  live  animals  or  animal  products.Cutaneous  anthrax  is  the  most  common  form  and  is  associated  with  the  lowest  morbidity.  Inhalational  and  GI  anthrax  are  more  virulent  and  frequently  lethal.Cutaneous  lesions  arise  from  percutaneous  spore  inoculation,  usually  unnoticed.  They  present  as  painless  edematous  papules  or  plaques  that  develop  jet-black  central  eschars.The  organism  is  a  Centers  for  Disease  Control  and  Prevention  Category  A  bioweapon  in  aerosolizable  micropowder  form.  There  is  no  potential  for  human-to-human  transmission  of  inhalational  anthrax.