title: [Poxvirus infection in a cat].
abstract: For the first time, a poxvirus infection was diagnosed as an etiologic agent of dermal disease in a living domestic cat in Germany. A literature survey, the clinical symptoms of the infection and the diagnostic procedures are described. Poxvirus infections should be considered as a differential diagnosis in feline dermatologic problems.
authors.affiliation: I. Medizinischen Tierklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ballauf
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Linckh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lechner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*
vernacular_title: Pockenvirusinfektion bei einer Katze.