title: [Human orf infection].
abstract: Ecthyma contagiosum is caused by a member of the parapoxvirus group, the so-called orf virus. The typical feature of the disease is described, and some of its peculiarities are illustrated by means of a case report.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004474:Ecthyma, Contagious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000635:transmission
vernacular_title: Die Orf-Infektion des Menschen.