A one-year-old boy suffered a massive, oozing, lesion on his butt after he had been infected with anthrax.An Indian research team reports that the boy was brought in for treatment seven days after the lesion - which was painless - appeared on his left buttocks. It erupted rapidly in the coming days, growing and eventually becoming necrotic as the tissue surrounding the lesion died.The boy was diagnosed with cutaneous anthrax, the most common form of the infection. It is the least deadly version of the condition, but is still dangerous in its own right. It is often transferred to humans via interaction with a cow, goat or sheep - though this child had no known contact with an infected animal.
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