PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yorston, D
AU  - Foster, A
TI  - Cutaneous anthrax leading to corneal scarring from cicatricial ectropion.
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.73.10.809
DP  - 1989 Oct 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 809--811
VI  - 73
IP  - 10
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/73/10/809.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/73/10/809.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1989 Oct 01; 73
AB  - Eleven patients with cutaneous anthrax of the eyelids are presented. The complications were cicatricial ectropion (eight patients), resulting in corneal scarring (three patients). The ectropion was corrected by full thickness postauricular skin grafts, with good results. The predilection of this infection for the eyelids of young children and a seasonal variation suggest that a vector may be involved in transmission.