Anthrax of the gastrointestinal tract and oropharynx: CT findings

被引：3

作者：

Ozdemir H. ^{[1
]}

Demirdag K. ^{[2
]}

Ozturk T. ^{[1
]}

Kocakoc E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Radiology, Medical School, Firat University

[2] Department of Infectious Disease, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig

来源：

Emergency Radiology | 2010年 / 17卷 / 2期

关键词：

Anthrax; Computed tomography; Oropharynx;

D O I：

10.1007/s10140-009-0821-y

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摘要：

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. © 2009 Am Soc Emergency Radiol.

引用

页码：161 / 164

页数：3

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