Anthrax of the gastrointestinal tract and oropharynx: CT findings

Emerg Radiol. 2010 Mar;17(2):161-4. doi: 10.1007/s10140-009-0821-y. Epub 2009 Jun 5.

Abstract

Anthrax is an acute infection caused by the Gram-positive organism Bacillus anthracis. It causes cutaneous, respiratory, and gastrointestinal (GI) infections in humans. We present the computed tomography findings of anthrax of the GI tract and oropharyngeal involvement which include inflammatory lesion in the oropharynx and GI hemorrhage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anthrax* / complications
  • Anthrax* / mortality
  • Bacillus anthracis
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / diagnostic imaging*
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / pathology
  • Hemorrhage / complications
  • Humans
  • Oropharynx / diagnostic imaging*
  • Oropharynx / pathology
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*