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Patient 1, lesions on trunk and right arm
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About 48 hours after admission (4 to 5 days after the squirrel bite) vesicles appeared on all four extremities, on the gluteal region, and the scrotum, progressing towards bullous eruptions of up to 15mm in size, containing clear fluid (Figure 1).
Patient 2, lesions on left arm
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There were only few lesions on the trunk and the face, no lesions on the soles of his feet (Figure 2).
Patient 2, lesions and necrosis on hands
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Within the next days after admission into an isolation room, the general condition of the patient improved, he could be mobilised, but the distal lesions of his fingers progressed to demarcated necrosis (Figure 3).