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Periorbital cellulitis due to cutaneous anthrax

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Virgil’s plague of the ancient world, Bacillus anthracis, is rare in developed nations. Unfortunately rural communities across the globe continue to be exposed to this potentially lethal bacterium. Herein we report a case of periorbital cutaneous anthrax infection in a 3-year-old girl from the rural area surrounding Harare, Zimbabwe with a brief review of the literature.

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  1. Texas Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive, and Orbital Surgery Associates, 9301 North Central Expressway #595, Dallas, TX, 75231, USA

    Grant Gilliland & Connor Gilliland

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Victoria Starks & Ivan Vrcek

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We report a 3-year-old child with cutaneous anthrax cellulitis of the left upper eyelid from Harare, Zimbabwe.

Grant Gilliland, Victoria Starks, and Ivan Vrcek hold a MD degree

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Gilliland, G., Starks, V., Vrcek, I. et al. Periorbital cellulitis due to cutaneous anthrax. Int Ophthalmol 35, 843–845 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-015-0057-7

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