title: Ocular vaccinia: a consequence of unrecognized contact transmission.
abstract: A patient developed severe ocular vaccinia via autoinoculation after acquiring unrecognized contact-transmitted vaccinia from wrestling with vaccinated members of his unit. This case highlights both the need to reinforce infection-control measures among vaccinees and the need for providers to be familiar with the identification and treatment of cutaneous and ocular vaccinia infection.
authors.affiliation: Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Building 41, Room 21, Washington, DC 20012-0605, USA.
authors.forename: Jay R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Andrea M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: McCollum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015828:Eye Infections, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018155:Orthopoxvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012900:Smallpox Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects; D014271:Trifluridine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects; D014615:Vaccinia / Q000635:transmission*; D014952:Wrestling
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D012900:Smallpox Vaccine; D014271:Trifluridine