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J Spec Oper Med
; 16(2): 9-12, 2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27450596
RESUMO
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.