Abstract

An illustrated case of cutaneous anthrax acquired in eastern Turkey was described in this report. A 56-year-old female patient applied to the infectious diseases outpatient clinic with a painless, dark-colored swelling over her right middle finger accompanied by edema extending to the right hand. Typical disease course of a cutaneous anthrax lesion evolved in a few days. This case report was presented in order to help clinicians to recognize the different stages of the disease in clinical practice. Keywords: anthrax , cutaneous anthrax , eschar , edema

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