Cowpox can mimic anthrax
- 1 November 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 129 (5) , 625-627
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1993.tb00499.x
Abstract
We report a patient suffering from cowpox infection, in whom the clinical features mimicked those of anthrax. The infection may have been acquired as a result of contact with a rodent.Keywords
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