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Occupationally acquired cutaneous anthrax infection

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Before infection (left) and during the "most acute stage of infection" (right). Note the black eschar and the marked edema of the neck extending to the face and chest. Treatment was limited to washing the wound and applying tincture of iodine. Internal administration of iodine, tonics, and stimulants (quinine, alcohol, coffee), inhalation of oxygen, and experimental serotherapy were also advocated. (Source: Andrews JB. Anthrax as an occupational disease. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics No. 205. Industrial accidents and hygiene series. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1917. Andrews JB. Anthrax as an occupational disease. Revision of Bulletin 205. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics No. 267. Industrial accidents and hygiene series. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1920. Plates 1 and 2. Edited by Dr. Douglas Lanska.)