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Cowpox presenting with sporotrichoid spread: a case report
1Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Wales, Health Park, Cardiff.
The British Journal of Dermatology
|May 1, 1990
Summary
This study details a rare cowpox infection case presenting with a sporotrichoid spread of skin lesions. It is the first documented instance of this specific lesion pattern in cowpox virus infections.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Virology
Background:
- Cowpox virus (CPXV) is a zoonotic orthopoxvirus.
- Cutaneous manifestations of CPXV typically include localized lesions.
- Sporotrichoid spread, characterized by lesions along lymphatic channels, is uncommon in viral exanthems.