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

• Autori principali: Anne-Laure Favier (Autore), Olivier Flusin (Autore), Sébastien Lepreux (Autore), Hervé Fleury (Autore), Christine Labrèze (Autore), Aurélie Georges (Autore), Jean-Marc Crance (Autore), Franck Boralevi (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Karger Publishers, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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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...