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Cutaneous anthrax with a cluster of boils, or carbuncles (1)

Dorsal view of a patient’s right forearm and hand, showing a cluster of boils, or carbuncles, located primarily on the hand and wrist, which had manifested during a cutaneous anthrax infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. (Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Image Library, image 20869, 1966. Photograph by OT Chambers.)

Associated Disorders

  • Cutaneous anthrax
  • Gastrointestinal anthrax
  • Inhalational anthrax
  • Ragpicker disease
  • Woolsorter disease