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Carbunco por inhalación - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Carbuncosis pulmonar

Tratamiento:

Varios antibióticos son efectivos contra el carbunco, incluyendo penicilina, doxiciclina y ciprofloxacina. El carbunco por inhalación generalmente se trata con ciprofloxacina intravenosa (IV) más otro antibiótico.

La duración del tratamiento normalmente tarda alrededor de 60 días para los individuos expuestos al carbunco, dado que a las esporas les toma ese tiempo germinar.

Pronóstico:

El pronóstico del carbunco por inhalación una vez que alcanza la segunda etapa es bastante desalentador, incluso con terapia de antibióticos. Hasta un 90% de los casos en esta etapa son fatales.

Posibles complicaciones:

SDRA (síndrome de dificultad respiratoria del adulto)
Muerte
Meningitis hemorrágica
Shock

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Notifíquele al médico en caso de haber estado expuesto al carbunco, ya sea que se presenten o no síntomas.

Inhalación de ántrax

Bacterias

Sistema respiratorio

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.

Referencias

Inglesby TV, O'Toole T, Henderson DA, et al. Anthrax as a Biological Weapon, 2002. JAMA.160;2002;287:2236-2252.

Lucey DR. Anthrax. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier. 2007: chap 317.

Reissman DB, Whitney EA, Taylor TH Jr, et al. One-Year Health Assessment of Adult Survivors of Bacillus anthracis Infection.JAMA. 2004;291:1994-1998.

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