Cutaneous Anthrax Patients: Evaluation of Four Family Members

Abstract

Anthrax is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by B.anthracis. Declining with each passing day in our country is still an endemic disease. Cutaneous anthrax-(CA) is the most common form and consists of approximately 95% of all cases of anthrax. In this study, we report and discuss with literature 4 skin anthrax diagnosed patients who admitted to emergency service with complaints of no pain and black colored wound on their hands in the same family members. (Eurasian J Emerg Med 2016; 15: 54-5)