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Anthrax in the Ear, Nose, and Throat Area in Children

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Anthrax is a zoonosis that causes disease in herbivores. Human anthrax most often occurs in agricultural areas where anthrax is common in animals. However, the global importance of Bacillus anthracis has increased as a potential bioterrorism agent following the “anthrax letter” events of 2001 in the United States (US) [1]. Human cases acquired through natural routes are usually associated with contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products [1]. Anthrax has three main clinical forms, depending on the type of exposure: cutaneous, gastrointestinal, and inhalation anthrax. Each can lead to a visit to a pediatrician or an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist.

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  1. Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey

    Gülsüm İclal Bayhan

  2. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Emin Sami Arısoy

  3. Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Infectious Disease Service, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Morven S. Edwards

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey

    Cemal Cingi

  2. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Emin Sami Arısoy

  3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey

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Bayhan, G.İ., Arısoy, E.S., Edwards, M.S. (2022). Anthrax in the Ear, Nose, and Throat Area in Children. In: Cingi, C., Arısoy, E.S., Bayar Muluk, N. (eds) Pediatric ENT Infections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80691-0_67

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