A 65-Year-Old Female from Connecticut with Orf Infection

The virus, which causes orf and induces acute pustular skin lesions in sheep and goats, is transmissible to humans yet is rarely observed in North America. We present a case of a 65-year-old female farmer from Connecticut who contracted orf from her sheep. The clinical and histopathologic features,...

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Autores principales: Estela Cubells, Jose Ramón, Braverman, Irwin, Kashgarian, Michael, Lazova, Rossitza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Case Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4945808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27504446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000447125
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author Estela Cubells, Jose Ramón
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description The virus, which causes orf and induces acute pustular skin lesions in sheep and goats, is transmissible to humans yet is rarely observed in North America. We present a case of a 65-year-old female farmer from Connecticut who contracted orf from her sheep. The clinical and histopathologic features, important to arrive at the correct diagnosis of this uncommon yet important infection, are described. We also discuss the benign nature of this condition and emphasize that treatment is not required.
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spelling pubmed-49458082016-08-08 A 65-Year-Old Female from Connecticut with Orf Infection Estela Cubells, Jose Ramón Braverman, Irwin Kashgarian, Michael Lazova, Rossitza Dermatopathology (Basel) Case Studies The virus, which causes orf and induces acute pustular skin lesions in sheep and goats, is transmissible to humans yet is rarely observed in North America. We present a case of a 65-year-old female farmer from Connecticut who contracted orf from her sheep. The clinical and histopathologic features, important to arrive at the correct diagnosis of this uncommon yet important infection, are described. We also discuss the benign nature of this condition and emphasize that treatment is not required. S. Karger AG 2016-06-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4945808/ /pubmed/27504446 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000447125 Text en Copyright © 2016 by S. Karger AG, Basel
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4945808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27504446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000447125
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