The first recorded use of the word "anthrax" in English is in a 1398 translation of Bartholomaeus Anglicus work De proprietatibus rerum (On the Properties of Things, 1240).Anthrax was historically known by a wide variety of names indicating its symptoms, location and groups considered most vulnerable to infection. They included Siberian plague, Cumberland disease, charbon, splenic fever, malignant edema, woolsorters disease and la maladie de Bradford. Signs and symptoms
Skin
Cutaneous anthrax, also known as hide-porters disease, is when anthrax occurs on the skin. It is the most common form (>90% of anthrax cases). It is the least dangerous form (low mortality with treatment, 23.7% mortality without). Cutaneous anthrax presents as a boil-like skin lesion that eventually forms an ulcer with a black center (eschar). The black eschar often shows up as a large, painless, necrotic ulcer (beginning as an irritating and itchy skin lesion or blister that is dark and usually concentrated as a black dot, somewhat resembling bread mold) at the site of infection. In general, cutaneous infections form within the site of spore penetration between two and five days after exposure. Unlike bruises or most other lesions, cutaneous anthrax infections normally do not cause pain. Nearby lymph nodes may become infected, reddened, swollen, and painful. A scab forms over the lesion soon, and falls off in a few weeks. Complete recovery may take longer. Cutaneous anthrax is typically caused when B. anthracis spores enter through cuts on the skin. This form is found most commonly when humans handle infected animals and/or animal products.
Lichen striatus  is a rare skin condition that is seen primarily in children, most frequently appearing ages 5–15. : 226–27  It consists of a self-limiting eruption of small, scaly papules. Symptoms
Lichen striatus impacts the skin and nails. It is seen as an unbroken or disrupted, linear band consisting of small tan, pink or flesh colored papules. The papules could be smooth, flat topped or scaly. The band of lichen striatus varies from a few millimeters to 1-- 2 cm wide and extends from a few centimeters to the complete length of the extremity. By and large, the papules are unilateral and single on an extremity along the lines of Blaschko. Itching is an accompanying function of the disorder. Diagnosis
Diagnosis is based on observing the appearance of the lesions. Management
It is self-limiting condition
1.reassurance
2.steroid cream for local application
3.moisturiser lotion

See also
Lichen planus
List of cutaneous conditions

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