Milker’s nodule: viral zoonosis among agricultural workers in a tertiary care hospital from rural Tamilnadu

Vethanayagam, Mohankumar; Subha, KC; Sengodan, Sendhil; Rajagopalan, Rajesh

doi:10.5455/2349-3933.ijam20150519

Case ReportInternational Journal of Advances in Medicine

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Milker’s nodule: viral zoonosis among agricultural workers in a tertiary care hospital from rural Tamilnadu

Int J Adv Med. 2015;2(2):167-171.DOI10.5455/2349-3933.ijam20150519

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Abstract

Milker’s nodule caused by pox virus is not so uncommon among animal handlers in rural Tamilnadu. It is an occupational hazard. Diagnosis by clinical acumen. No special laboratory test needed, managed symptomatically. It leaves behind no major sequelae.

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Associate Professor, Department of Skin & STD, IRT Perundurai Medical College, Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Physiology, Annapoorna Medical College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Surgery, IRT Perundurai Medical College, Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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