title: Human orf (ecthyma contagious) a report of two cases from Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Two cases of orf occuring in one family are reported. The patients developed characteristic skin lesions one week after sustaining cuts while slaughtering a sheep. The diagnosis of orf was confirmed by electron microscopy which revealed numerous large oval virus particle characteristics of parapox virus. This we believe is the first report of orf in Saudi Arabia.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologist, Department of Medicine; and Chief, Division of Electron Microscopy, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Roy-Boulos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bendl