An unusually extensive case of cutaneous anthrax in a patient with type II diabetes mellitus

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 652-654

  Erkek, Emel ^a,c   Ayaslioglu, E ^a   Beygo, B ^b   Ozluk, U ^c  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kirikkale Government Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Kirikkale Yuksek Ihtisas Hospitali ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GLIMEPIRIDE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ANTHRAX; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ZOONOSIS;

AGED; ANTHRAX; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLIN G; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; ZOONOSES;

EID: 27144522237     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01893.x     Document Type: Article

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