Cowpox infection causing a generalized eruption in a patient with atopic dermatitis.
We report a patient with a history of atopic dermatitis who developed a generalized eruption due to cowpox infection. The infection was probably acquired from the patient's cat. This is the first report from Britain of cowpox causing Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in a patient with atopic dermatitis.
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Department of Dermatology, Singleton Hospital, Sketty, Swansea, West Glamorgan, U.K.
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Thomas
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002415:Cats; D015605:Cowpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D015608:Cowpox virus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission