title: [Localized cowpox/cat pox virus infection. Aspects of epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy].
abstract: Only few human cowpox/catpox infections have been reported until now. The diagnosis of bland localized infections may be missed, if this disease is not well known. However, early diagnosis of localized cowpox/catpox infections is important, since at least immunocompromised patients are at risk of potential lethal generalization similar to generalized variola vera. Using a typical case report, the characteristics of the disease, as well as the current aspects of epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy are summarized. The characteristic finding of intracytoplasmatic inclusion bodies by light microscopy can be demonstrated in a human biopsy-specimen for the first time and greatly facilitated the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Czerny
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapp
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kiehl
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D002415:Cats; D015605:Cowpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D018155:Orthopoxvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Lokalisierte Infektion mit dem Kuhpocken-/Katzenpockenvirus. Aktuelles zur Epidemiologie, Diagnostik und Therapie.