dermatologic disorders
Zoonotic Skin Diseases
Milker’s nodules
. Infection requires direct contact and causes macules that progress to papules, vesicles, and nodules. This infection has 6 stages, which are similar to those of Contagious ecthyma . Fever and lymphadenopathy are uncommon. Diagnosis of milker's nodules is by history of contact and cutaneous findings. Differential diagnosis varies depending on morphology but can include primary inoculation tuberculosis (a chancre that can develop at the site of tuberculosis inoculation), Sporotrichosis , Lesions heal spontaneously; no treatment is necessary. 