Orf (Ecthyma Contagiosum) Transmitted from a Camel to a Human: A Case Report

A case of orf (ecthyma contagiosum) with multiple lesions.

Orf, also known as ecthyma contagiosum or contagious pustular dermatitis, is a viral zoonotic disease resulting from the direct or indirect contact of damaged skin with infected animals. The causative microorganism is the orf virus, an epitheliotropic DNA virus from the Parapoxvirus group, which generally infects sheep, goats, and various other domestic and wild ovine animals. A male patient pr...

Wife to husband transmission of Ecthyma contagiosum (Orf)

A 27 year-old man was referred to the dermatology department for two recent ulcerations of the shaft of the penis. There were regularly edged, indurated, eroded nodules measuring 15 and 8 mm in diameter, with fibrinous surface and serous exudate (Fig. 1). He had no pain, no fever and no lymphadenopathy, was recently married and reported that he did not have any previous disease and that his wif...

Report of a case of Orf with multiple lesions

Orf is a disease caused by parapoxviruses. Infection is transmitted to human from animals like sheep and goats, Herein, we report a 47- year- old man with fourteen lesions on different parts of his right hand, while usually the lesion is single and up to a maximum of ten lesions have been reported previously.

From a simple chronic headache to neurobrucellosis: a case report

 Brucellosis is an infectious disease with high incidence in Iran. Neurobrucellosis is a focal complication of brucellosis affecting both central and peripheral nervous system presenting with a varieties of signs and symptoms. The most reported manifestations are meningitis and meningoencephalitis. In this report, we will describe a case of a young woman affected by neurobrucellosis presen...

Orf disease: a report of a case.