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Clinical question
A 34-year-old female community nurse in her first trimester of pregnancy presented with a 2-week history of a tender, swollen and hyperkeratotic lesion on her chest with no history of trauma. The lesion started as a red ‘spot’, became crusted, pustular and formed an eschar. A generous incisional biopsy was taken.
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Anthrax
Cowpox
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Pseudocowpox (Milker’s nodule)
Varicella zoster
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Discussion
Histopathology shows superficial ulceration, …
Footnotes
Handling editor Iskander Chaudhry.
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.
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