TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 195. Poxvirus Infections A1 - Piggott, Caroline A1 - Friedlander, Sheila Fallon A1 - Tom, Wynnis A2 - Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 - Katz, Stephen I. A2 - Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 - Paller, Amy S. A2 - Leffell, David J. A2 - Wolff, Klaus PY - 2012 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e AB - |PrintPoxviruses at a GlancePoxviruses are the largest animal viruses; they can cause disease of varying severity in humans.Smallpox is the only poxvirus for which humans are the sole reservoir, which allowed its eradication.The smallpox vaccine virus, vaccinia, has its own adverse effects.Monkeypox is a zoonotic infection endemic in Africa, but it has recently appeared in the Western Hemisphere.Milker's nodule and orf mainly cause localized cutaneous infections.Molluscum contagiosum is generally a benign cutaneous disease most frequently seen in children and immunocompromised individuals.Histopathologic features of poxviral cutaneous lesions include the presence of intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusion bodies. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56088919 ER -