Abstract
We describe a case of cow-transmitted parapoxvirus infection--also known as milkers' nodules--after a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma. The infection was complicated by erythema multiforme and acute exacerbation of graft-versus-host disease. Parapoxvirus was confirmed by electron microscopy. The natural history of milker's nodules in immunocompetent hosts is described and compared to that in our immunocompromised patient.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | e63-66 |
Journal | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |