Orphanic diseases. Literature review and clinical cases of anthrax in adult and the child

Orphan diseases are rare diseases that affect a small part of the population. Anthrax is an acute saprozoonotic infectious disease with a predominantly contact mechanism of pathogen transmission. It belongs to the group of especially dangerous infections.

The article presents clinical cases of anthrax in adults and children.

This clinical observation in an adult patient caused diagnostic difficulties in the initial period of the disease. Then it manifested itself as a severe variant of anthrax, a secondary generalized form, with progressive severe systemic disorders and had an unfavorable outcome.

The contact child had anthrax, carbuncle variant of the skin form, of moderate severity, uncomplicated course with a favorable outcome – recovery.

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