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A rare cause of preseptal cellulitis: anthrax.

Artac H, Silahli M, Keles S, Ozdemir M, Reisli I

Department of Peadiatrics, Selcuk University Meram Medical Facutly, Konya, Turkey. hasibeartac@yahoo.com

Infection of the eyelids confined to the preseptal space is relatively common but potentially serious. We report a child with cutaneous anthrax to remind that the interesting contagious cause be included in the differential diagnosis of the preseptal cellulitis.

Published 4 June 2007 in Pediatr Dermatol, 24(3): 330-1.
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