title: [A 61-year-old woman with an infected little finger].
abstract: A 61-year-old woman was seen at the Emergency Department with a progressive infection of the little finger. A solid hemorrhagic bulla was seen with 2 central ulcers and the diagnosis 'ecthyma contagiosum' was made. This is a self-limiting infection caused by a parapoxvirus in sheep and can be transmitted to humans through direct contact with infected animals.
authors.affiliation: Het LangeLand Ziekenhuis, afd. SEH, Zoetermeer.
authors.forename: J S Josephine
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: van de Maat
authors.forename: Henk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Waanders
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004474:Ecthyma, Contagious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012756:Sheep; D015047:Zoonoses