VACCINIA NECROSUM: A FORGOTTEN DISEASE.

Authors :: Wills, V. L.
Boorer, C. J.
Foster, H. McA.
Hersey, P.
Kesson, A.
Source :: Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery. Feb2000, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p149. 2p.
Publication Year :: 2000
Abstract: Reports on a case of vaccinia necrosis in a 66-year-old man presented with a large erythemathus eruption in his right upper arm. Overview of the development of the complication from smallpox vaccination with vaccinia; Attribution of the complication to chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the patient; Manifestations of the disease and other complications; Patient characteristics and medical history; Treatment.