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Cutaneous
AnthraxVesicle Development
Day 2
Day 4
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Notice
the edema and typical lesions |
Eschar formation
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Ulcer
and vesicle ring |
Black
eschar, redness remains |
Day 6
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Left
image: forearm lesion on Day 7vesiculation and ulceration of
initial macular or papular anthrax skin lesion.
Right image: eschar of the neck on Day 15, typical of the last day
of lesion. From Binford CH, Connor DH, eds. pathology of tropical
and extraordinary diseases. Vol 1. Washington DC: AFIP:1976:119. AFIP
negative 71-1290-2 |
NEJM 1999:341:815-826
Day 10
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