Human Anthrax in Dolj County, Romania—A Series of Three Cases
<i>Bacillus anthracis</i> is the causative agent of anthrax, primarily a disease of herbivorous animals, which can be accidentally transmitted to humans. Three cases of cutaneous human anthrax were recorded in August 2020 in Dolj county, Romania. These cases included livestock farmers (h...
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| author | Florentina Dumitrescu Eugen Florin Georgescu Lucian Giubelan Vlad Pădureanu Andreea Cristina Stoian Viorica Dincă Milena Georgescu Livia Dragonu Daniela Marinescu |
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| description | <i>Bacillus anthracis</i> is the causative agent of anthrax, primarily a disease of herbivorous animals, which can be accidentally transmitted to humans. Three cases of cutaneous human anthrax were recorded in August 2020 in Dolj county, Romania. These cases included livestock farmers (husband and wife, as well as a man from their entourage). The women presented malignant edema, which required surgery for compartment syndrome; and the men presented the common form of cutaneous anthrax. According to the laboratory investigation, two cases complied with the criteria in the case definition. All cases were successfully treated with antibiotics and the women received reconstructive plastic surgery of the skin defects, restoring normal hand function. The contact with sick animals was ruled out by the health authorities concluding that it was the contamination of pre-existing skin lesions with <i>B. anthracis</i> spores from the soil, the anthracogenic area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c966de836a79491b85b86498ae185cce2023-11-21T21:00:44ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172021-05-0110664410.3390/pathogens10060644Human Anthrax in Dolj County, Romania—A Series of Three CasesFlorentina Dumitrescu0Eugen Florin Georgescu1Lucian Giubelan2Vlad Pădureanu3Andreea Cristina Stoian4Viorica Dincă5Milena Georgescu6Livia Dragonu7Daniela Marinescu8Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of Intensive Care, Victor Babes Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases and Pneumology Craiova, 200515 Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Emergency Clinical County Hospital, 200642 Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania<i>Bacillus anthracis</i> is the causative agent of anthrax, primarily a disease of herbivorous animals, which can be accidentally transmitted to humans. Three cases of cutaneous human anthrax were recorded in August 2020 in Dolj county, Romania. These cases included livestock farmers (husband and wife, as well as a man from their entourage). The women presented malignant edema, which required surgery for compartment syndrome; and the men presented the common form of cutaneous anthrax. According to the laboratory investigation, two cases complied with the criteria in the case definition. All cases were successfully treated with antibiotics and the women received reconstructive plastic surgery of the skin defects, restoring normal hand function. The contact with sick animals was ruled out by the health authorities concluding that it was the contamination of pre-existing skin lesions with <i>B. anthracis</i> spores from the soil, the anthracogenic area.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/6/644cutaneous anthraxcompartment syndromediseaseanimals |
| spellingShingle | Florentina Dumitrescu Eugen Florin Georgescu Lucian Giubelan Vlad Pădureanu Andreea Cristina Stoian Viorica Dincă Milena Georgescu Livia Dragonu Daniela Marinescu Human Anthrax in Dolj County, Romania—A Series of Three Cases Pathogens cutaneous anthrax compartment syndrome disease animals |
| title | Human Anthrax in Dolj County, Romania—A Series of Three Cases |
| title_full | Human Anthrax in Dolj County, Romania—A Series of Three Cases |
| title_fullStr | Human Anthrax in Dolj County, Romania—A Series of Three Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Anthrax in Dolj County, Romania—A Series of Three Cases |
| title_short | Human Anthrax in Dolj County, Romania—A Series of Three Cases |
| title_sort | human anthrax in dolj county romania a series of three cases |
| topic | cutaneous anthrax compartment syndrome disease animals |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/6/644 |
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