Human labial orf: a case report.
A case of orf in a 59-year-old man with no direct contact with farm animals is reported. The patient presented with an ulcerating lesion on the upper lip and the diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopy from a smear of the lesion. The unusual case history, differential diagnosis and method of diagnosis are discussed.
Meechan
J G
JG
Department of Oral Surgery, Dental School, Newcastle upon Tyne.
MacLeod
R I
RI
D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004474:Ecthyma, Contagious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009923:Orf virus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis