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Case Reports
. 2016 summer;16(2):9-12.

Case Report of an Anthrax Presentation Relevant to Special Operations Medicine

Stephen Winkler, Robert W Enzenauer, James W Karesh, Nshimyimana Pasteur, Derek L Eisnor, Rex B Painter, Christopher J Calvano
  • PMID: 27450596
Case Reports

Case Report of an Anthrax Presentation Relevant to Special Operations Medicine

Stephen Winkler et al. J Spec Oper Med. 2016 summer.

Abstract

Special Operations Forces (SOF) medical personnel function worldwide in environments where endemic anthrax (caused by Bacillus anthracis infection) may present in one of three forms: cutaneous, pulmonary, or gastrointestinal. This report presents a rare periocular anthrax case from Haiti to emphasize the need for heightened diagnostic suspicion of unusual lesions likely to be encountered in SOF theaters.

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