Unusual cause of fatal anthrax meningitis

PARLAK E., PARLAK M., Atli S. B.

CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.77-79, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/15569527.2014.885530
  • Dergi Adı: CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.77-79
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report the case of fatal anthrax meningoencephalitis in the province of Mus located in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The organism isolated from cerebrospinal fluid was identified as Bacillus anthracis. The patient was treated with crystallized penicillin G (24 MU/day IV) and ciprofloxacin (2 x 400/day IV), but died 5 days after hospitalization. Although it is a rare case, we consider that the patients who have skin, respiratory and neurological systems might also have hemorrhagic meningitis.