title: Cowpox/catpox infection.
abstract: A 19-year-old veterinary nurse developed a cowpox/catpox virus (CPV) infection of her right third finger following a scratch from a tom cat suffering from pneumonia. The clinical course and investigation of the infection are described and the differential diagnosis discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Edinburgh, U.K.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vestey
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Yirrell
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Aldridge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D002415:Cats; D015605:Cowpox / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011212:Poxviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission