This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

A Diagnostic Consideration?

M. John Gill, MB, MSc, FRCPC; John Arlette, MD, FRCPC; K. A. Buchan, MB, ChB; K. Barber, MD, FRCPC

Arch Dermatol. 1990;126(3):356-358.

Abstract
• We saw four unrelated cases of human orf infection over a 3-month period. Each patient had a clear-cut history of contact with sheep and developed a characteristic painful pustular lesion on the hand. There were no significant systemic symptoms. Examination of an aspirate by electron microscopy confirmed the diagnosis. The lesions resolved spontaneously within 6 weeks. Human orf infection occurs in North America, and although seldom reported, it should be considered in the diagnosis of cutaneous lesions in patients who have exposure to animals associated with it.

(Arch Dermatol. 1990;126:356-358)

Author Affiliations
From the Divisions of Infectious Diseases (Drs Gill and Buchan) and Dermatology (Drs Arlette and Barber), Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication October 17, 1989.

Reprint requests to the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1 (Dr Gill).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Human Orf (Ecthyma Contagiosum)
GEORGIADES et al.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2005;30:409-411.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Human Orf
Groves et al.
Arch Dermatol 1990;126:1649-1649.
ABSTRACT