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Case Report • An. bras. dermatol. 90 (3) • June 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153283   copy

Milker’s nodule - Case report* * Work performed at Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay - Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPRDA - SCMRJ) – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

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Abstract

Milker's nodule is an occupational viral skin disease of universal distribution, caused by the Paravaccinia virus and that occurs in individuals who deal with dairy cattle herds. We describe a case acquired due to lack of use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and perform a literature review.

Keywords:
Orf vírus; Parapoxvirus; Pseudocowpox virus

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