A Case of Oropharyngeal Anthrax by Eating Raw Bovine Liver.
- Author:
Myoung Don OH
1
;
Namjoong KIM
;
Jinho BAE
;
Younghak SHIN
;
Hohoon KIM
;
Euichong KIM
;
Kangwon CHOE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
anthrax;
food-borne disease;
tonsillitis
- MeSH:
Anthrax*;
Bacillus anthracis;
Diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Eating*;
Foodborne Diseases;
Humans;
Korea;
Liver*;
Meat;
Palatine Tonsil;
Tonsillitis
- From:Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
1998;30(2):190-193
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An outbreak of anthrax occurred in a village of Kyungsangbookdo province in February, 1994. The source of infection was raw meat and liver from an infected cow. Among those who ate the meat or liver, 28 developed gastrointestinal anthrax, and 3 patients died. We report a patient with anthrax tonsillitis. She ate raw bovine liver. The diagnosis was confirmed by the isolation of Bacillus anthracis from a tonsillarswab. Epidemiologically anthrax in Korea occurs as an outbreak of gastrointestinal anthrax by the ingestion of beef. Gastrointestinal anthrax should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a food-borne outbreak caused by ingestion of raw bovine meat.
