Orf and pregnancy.
A 31-year-old woman presented with orf on the forefingers at 34 weeks of gestation. The disease, contracted after handling sheep a week before, was uncomplicated, and the patient gave birth at term to a normal baby. Although some cases with features suggestive of viremic spread had been described, the authors find an overall benign picture of orf in man and recommend symptomatic therapeutic measures.
Taieb
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Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Hopital des Enfants, Bordeaux, France.
Guillot
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Carlotti
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Maleville
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J
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004474:Ecthyma, Contagious / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D012756:Sheep; D014416:Tunisia