Cutaneous Anthrax on the Upper Eyelid

A 46-year-old female patient, who presented with a black, crusty lesion on the upper eyelid, was diagnosed with cutaneous anthrax after the detection ofBacillus anthracis in the skin culture. It was determined that the symptoms started after she cooked the meat she bought from a butcher. Anthrax is a disease that should be kept in mind in cutaneous infections even in isolated lesions, especially in endemic areas.Case Rep Ophthalmol 2021;12:836 –840
Source: Case Reports in Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research