Milker's nodule

Milker's nodule
Other namesMilkmaid blisters
Human skin infection of paravaccinia virus.
SpecialtyInfectious diseases 

Milker's nodules are a cutaneous condition that is most commonly transmitted from the udders of infected cows.[1]: 393 [2] Milker's nodule is caused by Paravaccinia virus. The disease in humans is nearly identical to Orf.[3]

  1. ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
  2. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  3. ^ Espósito AC, Jorge MF, Marques ME, Abbade LP (November–December 2017). "Milker's nodules: classic histological findings". An Bras Dermatol. 92 (6): 838–840. doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176923. PMC 5786401. PMID 29364443.
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