Introduction Orf disease is a viral disease of sheep and goats that can appear in humans too. The usual presentation is in sites that have direct contact. Clinical manifestation of Orf disease may be unusual in burn patients. Case Report In this case report, we described a rare presentation of Orf disease on a burn scar of a ...

orf is a mucocutaneous disease that occurs when non-intact skin comes into contact with contaminated sheep saliva. the lesions may complicate to lymphangitis or secondary bacterial infection, but systemic complications such as erythema multiforme, maculopapular rash, and generalized lymphadenopathy are rare. in this paper, we present two cases of erythema multiforme following orf disease.

Orf, a viral zoonotic disease, is transmitted to humans from small ruminants such as sheep or goats. It usually progresses with one more nodular lesions appearing on the dorsal surface of fingers. Orf disease may sometimes present differently its typical location and clinical presentation. Here, we 2 orf cases that occurred after burns. Both patients' family members had history contact The diag...

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...

Orf is a rare viral zoonosis due to Parapoxvirus infection. Transmission humans occurs through contact with infected goats and sheep. It may be complicated by fever, lymphangitis, lymphadenopathy, bacterial infection, erythema multiforme. Only several cases of autoimmune bullous dermatoses have been described. Bullous pemphigoid secondary an orf was found in ten patients. Herein, we report one ...

Human orf should be considered based on a typical presentation with erythematous papule/nodule to avoid unnecessary over-treatment.

background parapox virus is the causative agent of orf disease which is basically seen in sheep and goats. it can betransferred to the human by direct contact with infected animals or indirect contact to infected meat or contaminated butchery instruments like knife. the skin lesions are usually found in fingers. patients totally, 11 subjects from five families infected with orf disease were sur...