A woman with a wound on her hand

A 37-year-old woman came to the Emergency Room. Since 7 days she had a growing wound of the left hand with a necrotic centre. She had increasing erythema and edema of the left arm, and a fever. PCR-investigation revealed the cow pox virus. Cow pox are rare but self-limiting.

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Published inNederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde Vol. 157; no. 46; p. A6699
Main Authors Hartholt, Klaas A, Nanninga, Geraldine L, Duijff, Jan W
Format Journal Article
LanguageDutch
Published Netherlands 2013
Subjects
Adult
Animals
Cattle
Cowpox virus - isolation & purification
Female
Hand - pathology
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Watchful Waiting
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Summary:A 37-year-old woman came to the Emergency Room. Since 7 days she had a growing wound of the left hand with a necrotic centre. She had increasing erythema and edema of the left arm, and a fever. PCR-investigation revealed the cow pox virus. Cow pox are rare but self-limiting.
ISSN:0028-2162
1876-8784