Editing Anthrax (section)

=== Skin ===
[[Image:Skin reaction to anthrax.jpg|thumb|Skin lesion from anthrax]]
[[File:Cutaneous anthrax lesion on the neck. PHIL 1934 lores.jpg|thumb|Anthrax skin lesion on the neck]]
[[File:Riehl Zumbusch Tafel IV (2).jpg|thumb|Anthrax skin lesion on the face]]
Cutaneous anthrax, also known as hide-porter's disease, is when anthrax occurs on the skin. It is the most common (>90% of cases) and least dangerous form (low mortality with treatment, 23.7% mortality without).<ref>{{cite web|title=Cutaneous Anthrax|url=https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/types/cutaneous.html|website=CDC|access-date=16 February 2018|language=en-us|date=21 July 2014|archive-date=21 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121184541/https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/types/cutaneous.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Hend2014/> Cutaneous anthrax presents as a [[boil]]-like [[skin lesion]] that eventually forms an [[ulcer]] with a black center ([[eschar]]). The black eschar often shows up as a large, painless, [[necrotic]] ulcer (beginning as an irritating and itchy skin lesion or blister that is dark and usually concentrated as a black dot, (somewhat resembling bread mold) at the site of infection. In general, cutaneous infections form within the site of spore penetration two to five days after exposure. Unlike [[bruise]]s or most other lesions, cutaneous anthrax infections normally do not cause pain. Nearby lymph nodes may become infected, reddened, swollen, and painful. A scab forms over the lesion soon, and falls off in a few weeks. Complete recovery may take longer.<ref name="CDC-Anthrax">{{cite web|title=Anthrax Q & A: Signs and Symptoms |work=Emergency Preparedness and Response |publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |year=2003 |url=http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/anthrax/faq/signs.asp |access-date=19 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405150014/http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/anthrax/faq/signs.asp |archive-date=5 April 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cutaneous anthrax is typically caused when ''B. anthracis'' spores enter through cuts on the skin. This form is found most commonly when humans handle infected animals and/or animal products.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Akbayram S, Doğan M, Akgün C, Peker E, Bektaş MS, Kaya A, Caksen H, Oner AF | title = Clinical findings in children with cutaneous anthrax in eastern Turkey | journal = Pediatric Dermatology | volume = 27 | issue = 6 | pages = 600–06 | date = 2010 | pmid = 21083757 | doi = 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01214.x | s2cid = 37958515 }}</ref>