Necrotic Ulcerated Lesion in a Young Boy Caused by Cowpox Virus Infection

Necrotic Ulcerated Lesion in a Young Boy Caused by Cowpox Virus Infection

The case presented here points towards the fact that skin lesion observed with a cowpox virus is a rare event but should be considered more as the number of cases has increased in the last years. Cowpox virus (CPXV) belongs to the Poxviridae family. The transmission of CPXV to humans is caused by wi...

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Main Authors: Anne-Laure Favier, Olivier Flusin, Sébastien Lepreux, Hervé Fleury, Christine Labrèze, Aurélie Georges, Jean-Marc Crance, Franck Boralevi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
Ulcerated lesion
Necrotic
Cowpox virus
Orthopoxvirus
Zoonosis
Rodent
Diagnosis
Hemagglutinin gene
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331426

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