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Anthrax

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Radiology of Infectious Diseases: Volume 2

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Anthrax, induced by Bacillus anthracis, is an acute infectious zoonotic disease. It occurs primarily due to contact of the bacterial spores in soil by herbivores, which causes skin ulceration, eschar, extensive surrounding tissue edema, and toxemia. And in some cases, even gastrointestinal anthrax, pulmonary anthrax, or meningeal anthrax occur, all of which can be complicated by septicemia.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Beijing You’an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    Dongli Shi & Hongjun Li

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Shi, D., Li, H. (2015). Anthrax. In: Li, H. (eds) Radiology of Infectious Diseases: Volume 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9876-1_1

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