Abstract
6/2017
vol. 92
Case report
A case of cowpox virus infection in a 15-year-old boy and literature overview
PEDIATRIA POLSKA 92 (2017) 778-780
Online publish date: 2018/03/07
We describe a 15-year-old boy who presented with multiple ulcerative lesions of the face. Cowpox virus infection was diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and high titers of serum Orthopoxvirus-specific IgM and IgG antibodies. Healing with significant scarring and lagophthalmos of the left eye occurred.
Keywords
Orthopox virus, Cowpox virus, Eschar
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