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Consider obtaining consultation for the diagnosis of cutaneous, inhalational, or gastrointestinal anthrax when patients present with unusual skin lesions or a febrile illness and have a significant exposure history.  |
- Consult an infectious diseases specialist for patients with:
- Cutaneous lesion with eschar or respiratory symptoms and fever and who belong to a high-risk group during an anthrax attack
- Fever and a widened mediastinum
- Consult a dermatologist for help in diagnosing cutaneous anthrax.
- Consult a pulmonary specialist if inhalational anthrax is suspected.
- Consult a gastroenterologist in patients with fevers, abdominal pain, bloody stools, and who belong to a high-risk group for anthrax exposure.
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| Barbara Robinson-Dunn, PhD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Demetrios N. Kyriacou, MD, PhD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Niklas Mackler, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Sandro Cinti, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. |
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