title: Cowpox can mimic anthrax.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, Clwyd, North Wales.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lewis-Jones
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baxby
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cefai
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000881:Anthrax / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015605:Cowpox / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans