Abstract |
In patients with painful, possibly hemorrhagic vesicles or black crusts, especially on hands/fingers or face/neck with typical history (contact to cows or feral/cats) the possibility of a cowpox/catpox infection has to be considered. The clinical diagnosis can be confirmed with the electron microscopy; cytoplasmic inclusions may be detected histologically. Further useful diagnostic tools are the identification of the cowpox/catpox virus by PCR or in cell culture as well as serological tests to detect virus specific antibodies. We report the development of typical skin lesions of a cowpox/catpox infection in two female patients who had contact with cows or cats. Recent diagnostic and therapeutic approaches are also discussed.
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Authors | B Feuerstein, M Jürgens, E Schnetz, M Fartasch, M Simon Jr |
Journal | Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete
(Hautarzt)
Vol. 51
Issue 11
Pg. 852-6
(Nov 2000)
ISSN: 0017-8470 [Print] Germany |
Vernacular Title | Kuh-/Katzenpocken. Zwei klinische Fallbeispiele. |
PMID | 11116850
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Animals
- Cats
- Cattle
- Child
- Cowpox
(diagnosis, pathology, transmission)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Inclusion Bodies, Viral
(pathology)
- Poxviridae Infections
(diagnosis, pathology, transmission)
- Skin
(pathology)
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