Evaluation of cutaneous anthrax cases during an outbreak in the east region of Turkey

Esra Kural ÜNÜVAR; Deniz Bahar Akgün KARAPINAR; Nazli Dizen NAMDAR

Makale detayları

Evaluation of cutaneous anthrax cases during an outbreak in the east region of Turkey

Yazarlar:

Esra Kural ÜNÜVAR | Deniz Bahar Akgün KARAPINAR | Nazli Dizen NAMDAR

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2016 Vol.46 Issue 5, pp.1475-1480

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000751843

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Özet:

 

Background/aim: Anthrax is a zoonotic infection caused by Bacillus anthracis. We aimed to retrospectively evaluate cutaneous anthrax cases that occurred during an outbreak in eastern Turkey (Hakkari-Yüksekova), where people mostly earn their living from animal husbandry.   Materials and methods: Forty-six cutaneous anthrax patients that were admitted to the hospital during a very short duration of 3 months (June-August 2011) were evaluated.  Results: Out of 46 patients, 27 (52%) were women and 19 (48%) were men. The mean age was 37 ± 13 years. The distribution of occupations was 1 butcher, 1 cook, 5 farmers, 27 housewives, 11 shepherds, and 1 teacher. Multiple lesions were seen in 7 patients (15%) and the rest of the patients had only 1 lesion. We observed significant clinical differences among the cases and noted which particular symptoms were associated with the various skin lesions. We treated our patients with intramuscular procaine penicillin or oral ciprofloxacin/doxycycline.  Conclusion: Anthrax is an important health problem that can cause lethal outbreaks. Therefore, one should think about anthrax when faced with a patient with history of animal contact that has a painless ulcer with edema and/or vesicles, especially in endemic countries like Turkey.

Makale detayları

Evaluation of cutaneous anthrax cases during an outbreak in the east region of Turkey

Yazarlar: Esra Kural ÜNÜVAR | Deniz Bahar Akgün KARAPINAR | Nazli Dizen NAMDAR

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2016 Vol.46 Issue 5, pp.1475-1480

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2016

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000751843

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Esra Kural ÜNÜVAR | Deniz Bahar Akgün KARAPINAR | Nazli Dizen NAMDAR

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2016 Vol.46 Issue 5, pp.1475-1480

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000751843

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144