Oropharyngeal Anthrax

Abdullah TAŞ; Recep YAĞIZ; Şaban GÜRCAN; Deniz KARAOĞLU

Makale detayları

Oropharyngeal Anthrax

Yazarlar:

Abdullah TAŞ | Recep YAĞIZ | Şaban GÜRCAN | Deniz KARAOĞLU

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2008 Vol.38 Issue 6, pp.621-623

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2008

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000755690

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 

Aims: To report a rare case of oropharyngeal anthrax.   Materials and Methods: A case report of oropharyngeal anthrax is presented together with the related world literature.  Results: A 70-year-old female patient with respiratory distress and extensive swelling of neck, soft palate and uvula is presented. There was ecchymosis on the neck circumferentially. Bacillus anthracis grew in the blood culture. The patient died of toxemia and sepsis.   Conclusions: Oropharyngeal anthrax is the least common form of anthrax. This acute illness should be added to the differential diagnosis of inflammatory lesion of the oropharynx with extensive neck swelling. Successful diagnosis of anthrax depends on a high level of suspicion.

 

Aims: To report a rare case of oropharyngeal anthrax.   Materials and Methods: A case report of oropharyngeal anthrax is presented together with the related world literature.  Results: A 70-year-old female patient with respiratory distress and extensive swelling of neck, soft palate and uvula is presented. There was ecchymosis on the neck circumferentially. Bacillus anthracis grew in the blood culture. The patient died of toxemia and sepsis.   Conclusions: Oropharyngeal anthrax is the least common form of anthrax. This acute illness should be added to the differential diagnosis of inflammatory lesion of the oropharynx with extensive neck swelling. Successful diagnosis of anthrax depends on a high level of suspicion.

Makale detayları

Oropharyngeal Anthrax

Yazarlar:

Abdullah TAŞ | Recep YAĞIZ | Şaban GÜRCAN | Deniz KARAOĞLU

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2008 Vol.38 Issue 6, pp.621-623

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2008

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000755690

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Anthrax

oropharyngeal

toxic shock

Sayı

Makale detayları

Oropharyngeal Anthrax

Yazarlar: Abdullah TAŞ | Recep YAĞIZ | Şaban GÜRCAN | Deniz KARAOĞLU

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2008 Vol.38 Issue 6, pp.621-623

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2008

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000755690

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Anthrax

oropharyngeal

toxic shock

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Abdullah TAŞ | Recep YAĞIZ | Şaban GÜRCAN | Deniz KARAOĞLU

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2008 Vol.38 Issue 6, pp.621-623

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2008

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000755690

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144