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Case Reports
. 1991 Jan;124(1):74-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1991.tb03285.x.

Cowpox/catpox infection

J P Vestey  1 , D L Yirrell, R D Aldridge
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Case Reports

Cowpox/catpox infection

J P Vestey et al. Br J Dermatol. 1991 Jan.

Abstract

A 19-year-old veterinary nurse developed a cowpox/catpox virus (CPV) infection of her right third finger following a scratch from a tom cat suffering from pneumonia. The clinical course and investigation of the infection are described and the differential diagnosis discussed.

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