Cowpox can mimic anthrax.
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.
Lewis-Jones
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Department of Dermatology, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, Clwyd, North Wales.
Baxby
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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