TY - JOUR
T1 - Cutaneous anthrax associated with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and coagulopathy in a 7-month-old infant
AU - Freedman, Abigail
AU - Afonja, Olubunmi
AU - Chang, Mary Wu
AU - Mostashari, Farzad
AU - Blaser, Martin
AU - Perez-Perez, Guillermo
AU - Lazarus, Herb
AU - Schacht, Robert
AU - Guttenberg, Jane
AU - Traister, Michael
AU - Borkowsky, William
PY - 2002/2/20
Y1 - 2002/2/20
N2 - A 7-month-old infant with cutaneous anthrax developed severe systemic illness despite early treatment with antibiotics. The infant displayed severe microangiopathic hemolytic anemia with renal involvement, coagulopathy, and hyponatremia. These findings are unusual with cutaneous anthrax, but have been described in illness resulting from spider toxin and may delay correct diagnosis. The systemic manisfestations of the disease persisted for nearly a month despite corticosteroid therapy, but resolved.
AB - A 7-month-old infant with cutaneous anthrax developed severe systemic illness despite early treatment with antibiotics. The infant displayed severe microangiopathic hemolytic anemia with renal involvement, coagulopathy, and hyponatremia. These findings are unusual with cutaneous anthrax, but have been described in illness resulting from spider toxin and may delay correct diagnosis. The systemic manisfestations of the disease persisted for nearly a month despite corticosteroid therapy, but resolved.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.287.7.869
DO - 10.1001/jama.287.7.869
M3 - Article
C2 - 11851579
AN - SCOPUS:0037138780
VL - 287
SP - 869
EP - 874
JO - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
SN - 0002-9955
IS - 7
ER -