RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cutaneous anthrax leading to corneal scarring from cicatricial ectropion.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 809
OP 811
DO 10.1136/bjo.73.10.809
VO 73
IS 10
A1 Yorston, D
A1 Foster, A
YR 1989
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/73/10/809.abstract
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.