Milkers' Nodules Complicated by Erythema Multiforme and Graft-versus-Host Disease after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 40; no. 7; pp. e63 - e66
• Main Authors: Slattery, Wendolyn R., Juckett, Mark, Agger, William A., Radi, Craig A., Mitchell, Teri, Striker, Rob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The University of Chicago Press 01.04.2005; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Adult; Erythema Multiforme - complications; Graft vs Host Disease - complications; Graft vs Host Disease - drug therapy; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use; Male; Multiple Myeloma - therapy; Parapoxvirus; Poxviridae Infections - complications; Poxviridae Infections - pathology

We describe a case of cow-transmitted parapoxvirus infection—also known as milkers' nodules—after a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma. The infection was complicated by erythema multiforme and acute exacerbation of graft-versus-host disease. Parapoxvirus was confirmed...