Milking knot

Last Updated: 2023-07-07

Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.

ICD11: 1E7Y

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Jenner, 1798

Paravakine nodules, milking pox.

Rare zoonosis of low infectivity caused by parapoxviruses.

  • Incubation period: 5-7 days
  • occurring in contact with cow's udders
  • Mostly only the hands are affected

Hemispherical, pea-sized, plump, yellowish-brown nodules with a blue-blackish crest. Locoregional lymphadenopathy.

  • Anamnesis
  • Clinical
  • Dermatopathology
  • Electron microscopy (negative contrast)
  • Culture

Vascular epidermal granulation tissue with ballooned cells, multilocular vesicles,

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