Volume 20, Number 7—July 2014
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Lessons for Control of Heroin-Associated Anthrax in Europe from 2009–2010 Outbreak Case Studies, London, UK
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Figure 2. Manifestation of heroin-associated anthrax in patient 1, who injected heroin under the skin of his left buttock 1 week before seeking treatmentPanel A demonstrates severe edema with poorly demarcated erythemaHe had debridement within hours of arrivalPanel B demonstrates the extent of debridement required to reach healthy tissue and to reduce the toxin burden; there was copious drainage of fluid and pus as well as bleeding to the areaThe tissue between affected and unaffected areas was poorly demarcated.