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Cowpox/catpox infection
Author(s) -
VESTEY J.P.,
YIRRELL D.L.,
ALDRIDGE R.D.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1991.tb03285.x
Subject(s) - cowpox , medicine , cowpox virus , virology , biology , genetics , vaccinia , gene , recombinant dna
Summary A 19‐year‐old veterinary nurse developed a cowpox/catpox virus (CPV) infection of her right third finger following a scratch from a tom cat suffering from pneumonia. The clinical course and investigation of the infection are described and the differential diagnosis discussed.
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