A seven-year-old girl with orf of the hand.
A seven-year-old child presented with orf of the hand. There was a clear history of contact with sheep. The lesion was incised and drained and healed spontaneously within five weeks. The features of orf infection are described as a reminder of a diagnosis to be remembered in the urban accident and emergency department or hand clinic.
D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings; D002648:Child; D004474:Ecthyma, Contagious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012756:Sheep