A Serious Complication of the Eyelid Anthrax
Abdi Rhizlane *
CHU MED VI Oujda Maroc, Morocco.
Sara Lakrimi
CHU MED VI Oujda Maroc, Morocco.
Wissal Oujidi
CHU MED VI Oujda Maroc, Morocco.
Chariba Siham
CHU MED VI Oujda Maroc, Morocco.
Asmae Maadan
CHU MED VI Oujda Maroc, Morocco.
Rachid Sekhsoukh
CHU MED VI Oujda Maroc, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Anthrax is an anthropozoonos is caused by Bacillus anthracis, a gram-positive, nonmotile, spore-forming rod that is found in soil and predominantly causes disease in herbivores such as cattle, goats, and sheep. Contamination is due to contact with sick animals or their contaminated products. The three major clinical forms of anthrax are gastrointestinal, cutaneous, and inhalational. It mostly occurs in exposed skin areas, like the face, neck and forearms. In the face, the eyelidis the most common site of infection. We report the case of 6-year-old femal child with a history of contact with animals who presented an eyelid anthrax complicatedcy a septicshoc.
Keywords: Anthrax, eyelid, septicshock.