August 2019 Vol. 7 No.8

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Case Report

Anthrax meningoencephalitis, a diagnostic and treatment challenge – a case report

Sapira Violeta¹, Telehuz Anca², Elkan Eva Maria³ and Lungu Mihaela^1*

¹Emergency Clinical County Hospital “Sfantul Apostol Andrei” Galati, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania
²Slobozia Emergency County Hospital, Romania
³Pediatric Emergency Clinical Hospital „Sfântul Ioan” Galați, Romania

*Corresponding Author’s E-mail: micalungu@gmail.com

Accepted August 19, 2019

Abstract

Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) infection is rarely diagnosed in Romania, cases being sporadic, coming especially from the agrarian environment. Anthrax is a zoonotic infection, and humans are incidental hosts. Early nonspecific symptomatology makes detection of anthrax cases difficult, but compete anamnesis related to patient activity or exposure to animal products can raise suspicion of anthrax. A patient with a clinical suspicion of bacillus anthracis infection should receive an effective treatment very quickly to avoid neurological complications that have a high death rate.

Keywords: Bacillus anthracis, Anthrax, Meningoencephalitis, Diagnosis, Treatment