Fatal cutaneous anthrax in a heroin user

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 423-425

  Meghji, S ^a   Judd, O ^a   Carr, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Drug Abuse, Intravenous; Heroin; Skin

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DIAMORPHINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ABSCESS; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTHRAX; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG USE; ERYTHEMA; FATALITY; FEVER; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; GENERALIZED EDEMA; GRAM STAINING; HEART ARREST; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; ODYNOPHAGIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; SKIN ANTHRAX; SWELLING; URINARY CATHETER;

ADULT; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CELLULITIS; HEROIN; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84875971056     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215112003210     Document Type: Article

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