Symptoms of Gastrointestinal Anthrax
Symptoms of Gastrointestinal Anthrax
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources
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- Anthrax
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Anthrax
- "The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult" (2008)
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Anthrax:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
From the time of exposure, signs and symptoms of infection usually occur within 1 to 7 days but may take as long as 60 days to appear. The signs and symptoms of anthrax depend on the form acquired:
❑Cutaneous anthrax: This is the most common form of anthrax. Skin infection may begin as a small, elevated, itchy lesion that resembles an insect bite, develops into a vesicle in 1 to 2 days, and finally becomes a small, painless ulcer with a necrotic center. Enlarged lymph glands in the surrounding area are common. Without treatment, mortality from cutaneous anthrax is 20%; it's less than 1% with treatment.
❑Inhalational anthrax: The patient may initially report flulike signs and symptoms, such as malaise, fever, headache, myalgia, and chills. These mild signs and symptoms may progress to severe respiratory difficulties, such as dyspnea, stridor, chest pain, and cyanosis, followed by the onset of shock. Even with treatment, inhalational anthrax is usually fatal.
❑GI anthrax: Ingestion of anthrax spores can cause acute inflammation of the intestinal tract. The patient may present with nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, and fever, which then progress to abdominal pain, vomiting blood, and severe diarrhea. With treatment, death occurs in 25% to 60% of cases.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Anthrax:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
From the time of exposure, signs and symptoms of infection usually occur within 1 to 7 days but may take as long as 60 days to appear. The signs and symptoms of anthrax depend on the form acquired:
Cutaneous anthrax: This is the most common form of anthrax. Skin infection may begin as a small, elevated, itchy lesion that resembles an insect bite, develops into a vesicle in 1 to 2 days, and finally becomes a small, painless ulcer with a necrotic (black) center. Enlarged lymph glands in the surrounding area are common. Without treatment, the mortality rate from cutaneous anthrax is 20%; the mortality rate is less than 1% with treatment.
Inhalational anthrax: The patient may initially report flulike signs and symptoms, such as malaise, fever, headache, myalgia, and chills. Such milder signs and symptoms may progress to severe respiratory difficulties, such as dyspnea, stridor, chest pain, and cyanosis, followed by the onset of shock. Even with treatment, inhalational anthrax is usually fatal.
GI anthrax: Ingestion of anthrax spores can cause acute inflammation of the intestinal tract. The patient may present with nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, and fever, which then progress to abdominal pain, vomiting blood, and severe diarrhea. With treatment, death occurs in 25% to 60% of cases.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Gastrointestinal Anthrax:
Anthrax General: DBMD (Excerpt)
The intestinal disease
form of anthrax may follow the consumption of contaminated meat
and is characterized by an acute inflammation of the intestinal
tract. Initial signs of nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, fever
are followed by abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, and severe
diarrhea. Intestinal anthrax results in death in 25% to 60% of
cases. (Source: excerpt from Anthrax General: DBMD)
Anthrax: NWHIC (Excerpt)
The intestinal
disease form of anthrax may follow the ingestion of anthrax bacteria and
is characterized by an acute inflammation of the intestinal tract.
Initial signs of nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, and fever are
followed by abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, and severe diarrhea.
Intestinal anthrax results in death in 25% to 60% of cases. (Source: excerpt from Anthrax: NWHIC)
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Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Gastrointestinal Anthrax may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
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