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Abstract
A patient with intestinal anthrax, the first documented surviving patient to be described
in detail, presented with an acute condition within the abdomen. Intestinal anthrax
should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal conditions in areas
in which anthrax is prevalent, especially when a history is available of ingesting
putrid or improperly cooked meat. Clinical and therapeutic details are given as a
guide in future cases.
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Publication history
Accepted:
January 30,
1976
Footnotes
☆This work was supported by Research Agreement No. R07 AI 10048-14 and No. 196802 of The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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© 1977 Published by Elsevier Inc.
