Cowpox can mimic anthrax.

Lewis-Jones, M S; Baxby, D; Cefai, C; Hart, C A · Br J Dermatol · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a patient suffering from cowpox infection, in whom the clinical features mimicked those of anthrax. The infection may have been acquired as a result of contact with a rodent.

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