Table 1. Signs and symptoms prompting hospital visits for persons who inject drugs who had Bacillus anthracis Infection, Scotland, UK, 2009–2010.
Patient no.* | Signs and symptoms | Degree of complaint |
---|---|---|
Survivor | ||
1 | Pain, swelling, exudate of left groin, fever, sweating | Local, generalized |
2 | Pain of left buttock | Local |
3 | Swelling, erythema, exudate of left forearm | Local |
4 | Abscess of left thigh, malaise, pallor, fainting | Local, generalized |
5 | Pain, swelling, exudate of right antecubital fossa | Local |
6 | Pain, erythema, swelling of right antecubital fossa | Local |
7 | Pain of left buttock radiating to groin, fever, chills | Local, generalized |
8 | Swelling of left arm | Local |
9 | Pain, swelling of right arm | Local |
10 | Pain, swelling of right arm | Local |
11 | Pain, swelling of left leg | Local |
12 | Pain, swelling of left groin, headache, photophobia, fever | Local, generalized |
13 | Pain, swelling of left testis and scrotum | Local |
14 | Swelling, erythema of right hand | Local |
15 | Pain, swelling of right hand to elbow | Local |
16 |
Swelling and exudate of left groin, fever |
Local, generalized |
Nonsurvivor | ||
1 | Pain, swelling, erythema of left thigh, fever, abdominal pain | Local, generalized |
2 | Headache followed by delirium | Generalized |
3 | Pain of right thigh | Local |
4 | Pain of right buttock, chills, malaise | Local, generalized |
5 | Swelling of right arm, seizure | Local, generalized |
6 | Pain, erythema of right groin increasing in area | Local |
7 | Confusion, lethargy, malaise | Generalized |
8 | Pain of right hip, abdominal pain, seizures | Local, generalized |
9 | Abdominal pain, fever | Generalized |
10 | Fainting | Generalized |
11 | Fatigue, malaise | Generalized |
*Patients are numbered in the order in which they sought care during the outbreak.