Cutaneous anthrax leading to corneal scarring from cicatricial ectropion.
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- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 73 (10) , 809-811
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.73.10.809
Abstract
Eleven patients with cutaneous anthrax of the eyelids are presented. The complications were cicatricial ectropion (eight patients), resulting in corneal scarring (three patients). The ectropion was corrected by full thickness postauricular skin grafts, with good results. The predilection of this infection for the eyelids of young children and a seasonal variation suggest that a vector may be involved in transmission.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: