Abstract

TORRES PUENTE, Sorelis; QUINTERO SALCEDO, Sahily  and  DESPAIGNE DESPAIGNE, María. Local cure with apitherapy in a patient with anthrax. MEDISAN [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.9, pp. 2133-2136. ISSN 1029-3019.

The case report of a 67 years patient who was admitted in the Dermatology Service of "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital with diagnosis of anthrax in postero-superior region of the thorax is described. A necrectomy and simple x-ray of thorax are carried out that which show a significant left pleural effusion; therefore, he was transferred to the Pneumology Service where he is diagnosed with lung neoplasia. The skin infection was treated with antimicrobials of parenteral use and local cures with honey, thus, the total resolution of the lesion was achieved

Keywords : anthrax; apitherapy; honey; lung neoplasia; ambulatory treatment; skin infection.

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