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Carbunco cutáneo - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Carbunco de la piel.

Síntomas:

Entre 1 y 12 días después de la exposición, se desarrolla una herida pruriginosa, similar a la picadura de un insecto. Esta herida puede ampollarse y formar una úlcera (llaga) negra, que normalmente es indolora y, por lo general, está rodeada de hinchazón considerable. A menudo se desarrolla una costra, que luego seca y cae al cabo de 2 semanas, aunque la sanación completa puede tomar más tiempo.

Algunos pacientes también pueden experimentar dolor en los ganglios linfáticos, fiebre, dolor de cabeza e indisposición general (malestar).

Pruebas y exámenes:

Se debe realizar un cultivo de las lesiones cutáneas para identificar las bacterias que causan el carbunco.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/30/2009
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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