title: Cowpox presenting with sporotrichoid spread: a case report.
abstract: We describe a patient with cowpox infection who presented with a sporotrichoid pattern of cutaneous lesions. This is the first report of a sporotrichoid pattern of spread in cowpox infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Wales, Health Park, Cardiff.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Motley
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D002415:Cats; D015605:Cowpox / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000473:pathology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission