A report of three cases of cutaneous anthrax in Iran, a public health issue of continuing concern in Iran
محل انتشار: سومین کنگره ملی گزارشهای موردی بالینی
سال انتشار: 1398
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
مشاهده: 377
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CCRMED03_065
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 20 بهمن 1398
چکیده مقاله:
Anthrax is a zoonotic acute infectious disease caused by the development of spore-forming Bacillus anthracis that can affect almost all warm-blooded animals, including humans which can cause illness and death. The vast majority of patients (95%) present with cutaneous anthrax with the remainder (5%) presenting as a respiratory or gastrointestinal syndrome. Risk factors for cutaneous anthrax include: contact with livestock two weeks prior to symptoms, living in endemic areas and contact with livestock products . Thus cutaneous anthrax is also a work-related disease that is often seen in farmers, butchers, tannins, wool store keepers and veterinarians. In this article we are going to report three case of cutaneous Anthrax that had a same exposure. The three cases of cutaneous anthrax that we are reporting indicate the importance of a physicians attention to anthrax disease as a result of exposure to infected animals in Iran.
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Mahnaz Arian
Assistant Professor of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Reza Training Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Bahar Imani
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Imam Reza Educational and Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Narges Niazirad
Professional Medical Student, Imam Reza Training Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Syed Mohammad Naqvi
Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran