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[A case of cowpox]

H Myrmel¹, G Haukenes, L Rustad

¹Avdeling for mikrobiologi og immunologi, Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen.

Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening : Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin, Ny Raekke

|December 31, 1997

Summary

A severe eye ulcer in a 37-year-old woman was diagnosed as cowpox virus infection. This case highlights the importance of recognizing cowpox in an unvaccinated population, with cats as a potential zoonotic source.

Area of Science:

Dermatology
Virology
Zoonotic Diseases

Background:

Cowpox virus (orthopoxvirus) infections are rare in humans.
Increasingly unvaccinated populations may be more susceptible to zoonotic viral diseases.

Observation:

A 37-year-old woman presented with a severe ulceration at the medial angle of her right eye.
Virus culture identified orthopoxvirus-like particles as cowpox virus.

Findings:

The clinical presentation and virological diagnosis of cowpox were confirmed.
Cats were identified as a potential zoonotic source for the infection.

Implications:

Highlights the need for increased clinician awareness of cowpox virus in differential diagnoses.

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