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A Rare Cause of Preseptal Cellulitis: Anthrax
Author(s) -
ARTAC HASIBE,
SILAHLI MUSA,
KELES SEVGI,
OZDEMIR MUSTAFA,
REISLI ISMAIL
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00420.x
Subject(s) - cellulitis , medicine , dermatology , differential diagnosis , pathology
Abstract: Infection of the eyelids confined to the preseptal space is relatively common but potentially serious. We report a child with cutaneous anthrax to remind that the interesting contagious cause be included in the differential diagnosis of the preseptal cellulitis.