Abstract
Anthrax is very rare in developed countries. Its reported incidence is only 0.08 per 100,000 population per year in Australia 1. It is unlikely that a doctor in developed world will ever encounter the disease, sporadic cases therefore may cause diagnostic difficulties. Cutaneous anthrax is endemic in the middle east and untreated has a mortality of 20% 2. Although surgery has not been employed traditionally in the treatment of this disease (2), we report a sporadic case of Bacillus anthracis infection causing cutaneous anthrax which was treated by aggressive local debridement.
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