Dagny C Krankowska, Piotr A Woźniak, Aneta Cybula, Justyna Izdebska, Magdalena Suchacz, Katarzyna Samelska, Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało, Jacek P Szaflik
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases 2021 MarCowpox is a rare zoonosis transmitted to humans mainly from cats. The disease usually causes skin lesions; however, the ocular form may lead to other serious complications. We describe a case of cowpox in a rare location of the upper eyelid of an immunocompetent male, which lead to necrosis of the upper eyelid, keratitis and leucomatous opacity, and the neovascularization of the cornea. The patient underwent several surgeries, including reconstruction surgery of the eyelids, correction of the medial canthus, and corneal neurotization with supraorbicular nerve transplantation. Suspicion of cowpox should be made in patients where there are poorly healing skin lesions accompanied by a painful black eschar with erythema and local lymphadenopathy. Ocular cowpox may lead to serious complications and possibly mimic anthrax. Diagnosis of cowpox can be confirmed by detection of cowpox virus DNA by polymerase chain reaction. Patients should be advised to protect themselves while handling sick animals. Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Dagny C Krankowska, Piotr A Woźniak, Aneta Cybula, Justyna Izdebska, Magdalena Suchacz, Katarzyna Samelska, Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało, Jacek P Szaflik. Cowpox: How dangerous could it be for humans? Case report. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2021 Mar;104:239-241
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