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A 43 y.o. patient was admitted to the hospital with complaints of high temperature of the body and severe headache. On examination: carbuncle is revealed on the forearm. There are intense edema around it, insignificant pain, regional lymphadenitis. The patient is a worker of cattle-ranch. What disease is it necessary to think about first?

Answer options

  1. Carcinoma of skin
  2. Anthrax
  3. Erysipeloid
  4. Eczema
  5. Erysipelas
Correct answer

Anthrax

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