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[Cowpox and catpox infection. 2 Clinical case reports].

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.
AuthorsB Feuerstein, M Jürgens, E Schnetz, M Fartasch, M Simon Jr
JournalDer Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete (Hautarzt) Vol. 51 Issue 11 Pg. 852-6 (Nov 2000) ISSN: 0017-8470 [Print] Germany
Vernacular TitleKuh-/Katzenpocken. Zwei klinische Fallbeispiele.
PMID11116850 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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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