Cutaneous anthrax of the hand: Some clinical observations
CONTEXT: Anthrax is a very rare disease in Europe and the United States. AIM: A case of cutaneous anthrax of the hand with a wide skin defect is presented and some clinical observations highlighted. CASE REPORT: A 56-year-old male patient with cutaneous anthrax attended our infectious diseases depar...
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| author | Dogan Tuncali Unzile B. Akbuga Gurcan Aslan |
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| description | CONTEXT: Anthrax is a very rare disease in Europe and the United States. AIM: A case of cutaneous anthrax of the hand with a wide skin defect is presented and some clinical observations highlighted. CASE REPORT: A 56-year-old male patient with cutaneous anthrax attended our infectious diseases department with a swelling up to the upper arm. An urgent fasciotomy was undertaken with a diagnosis of compartment syndrome. A black eschar had formed on the dorsal surface of the hand. A superficial tangential escharectomy was performed. RESULTS: Viable fibrous tissue, about 4 to 5 mm in thickness over the extensor tendons, was found under the eschar. At the postoperative 2-year follow-up, remarkable healing was observed via skin grafting. CONCLUSIONS: Hand surgeons should be cautious against the compartment syndrome that may accompany cutaneous anthrax of the hand. A consistent viable fibrous tissue can be found below the eschar. The mechanism for the involvement of the hand dorsum needs further concern. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-802a50c1fb6f4d9a99924066253da3b02025-08-20T03:07:06ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2004-07-01370213113310.1055/s-0039-1697228Cutaneous anthrax of the hand: Some clinical observationsDogan Tuncali0Unzile B. Akbuga1Gurcan Aslan2Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Anaesthetic Surgery, Cebeci, Ankara, TurkeyAnkara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Anaesthetic Surgery, Cebeci, Ankara, TurkeyAnkara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Anaesthetic Surgery, Cebeci, Ankara, TurkeyCONTEXT: Anthrax is a very rare disease in Europe and the United States. AIM: A case of cutaneous anthrax of the hand with a wide skin defect is presented and some clinical observations highlighted. CASE REPORT: A 56-year-old male patient with cutaneous anthrax attended our infectious diseases department with a swelling up to the upper arm. An urgent fasciotomy was undertaken with a diagnosis of compartment syndrome. A black eschar had formed on the dorsal surface of the hand. A superficial tangential escharectomy was performed. RESULTS: Viable fibrous tissue, about 4 to 5 mm in thickness over the extensor tendons, was found under the eschar. At the postoperative 2-year follow-up, remarkable healing was observed via skin grafting. CONCLUSIONS: Hand surgeons should be cautious against the compartment syndrome that may accompany cutaneous anthrax of the hand. A consistent viable fibrous tissue can be found below the eschar. The mechanism for the involvement of the hand dorsum needs further concern.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1697228cutaneous anthraxhandcompartment syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Dogan Tuncali Unzile B. Akbuga Gurcan Aslan Cutaneous anthrax of the hand: Some clinical observations Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery cutaneous anthrax hand compartment syndrome |
| title | Cutaneous anthrax of the hand: Some clinical observations |
| title_full | Cutaneous anthrax of the hand: Some clinical observations |
| title_fullStr | Cutaneous anthrax of the hand: Some clinical observations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cutaneous anthrax of the hand: Some clinical observations |
| title_short | Cutaneous anthrax of the hand: Some clinical observations |
| title_sort | cutaneous anthrax of the hand some clinical observations |
| topic | cutaneous anthrax hand compartment syndrome |
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