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...

Introduction. Ecthyma contagiosum is a zoonotic disease caused by the parapoxvirus that causes "sore mouth" in sheep and goats and orf in human. Case Presentation. A 61-year-old sheep farmer presented with a painful non-pruritic lesion on the left hand that had been present for approximately 5 weeks. Physical examination demonstrated a 1 cm pearly, umbilicated papule with raised borders. A biop...

orf, also known as contagious pustular dermatitis, is anexanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus. it is usuallya benign locally self‑limiting illness; it can have systemiccomplication or progressive infected locations can include thefinger, hand, arm, and face. development of erythema multiformefollowing orf infection is very rare. in islamic populations suchas those of iran, orf can be ob...

markable. Laboratory evaluations were significant for a leukocyte count of 1,500/mm (normal value, 4,500–11,000/mm) and macrocytic anemia (hematocrit, 30%; hemoglobin level, 9.8 g/dL; mean corpuscular volume, 104.6 fL). The absolute neutrophil and lymphocyte counts were 870 and 600/mm, respectively. The blood urea nitrogen level was 34 mg/dL (normal value, 7–22 mg/dL), and the creatinine level ...