Genital ulcerations due to a cowpox virus: A misleading diagnosis of herpes

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 345-347

  Dina, J ^a   Lefeuvre, P F ^a   Bellot, A ^a   Dompmartin Blanchere A ^a   Lechapt Zalcman, E ^a   Freymuth, F ^a   Vabret, A ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cowpox virus; Genital ulcerations; Herpes virus; PCR

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COWPOX; COWPOX VIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIA; INGUINAL REGION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS ISOLATION; WOUND;

CHILD; COWPOX; COWPOX VIRUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; ORAL ULCER; ULCER;

EID: 79952624542     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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