Open AccessIncreased Detection of Rickettsialpox in a New York City Hospital Following the Anthrax Outbreak of 2001
Author(s) -
Tamara Koss,
Eric L. Carter,
Marc E. Grossman,
David N. Silvers,
Asher D. Rabinowitz,
Joseph Singleton,
Sherif R. Zaki,
Christopher D. Paddock
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3652
pISSN - 0003-987X
DOI - 10.1001/archderm.139.12.1545
Subject(s) - medicine , skin biopsy , outbreak , serology , eschar , dermatology , biopsy , incidence (geometry) , skin infection , pathology , antibody , immunology , physics , optics , biology , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
Rickettsialpox is a self-limited febrile illness with skin lesions that may be mistaken for signs of potentially more serious diseases, such as cutaneous anthrax or chickenpox. The cluster of cutaneous anthrax cases from bioterrorism in October 2001 likely heightened awareness of and concern for cutaneous eschars.
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