title: A 65-Year-Old Female from Connecticut with Orf Infection.
abstract: The virus, which causes orf and induces acute pustular skin lesions in sheep and goats, is transmissible to humans yet is rarely observed in North America. We present a case of a 65-year-old female farmer from Connecticut who contracted orf from her sheep. The clinical and histopathologic features, important to arrive at the correct diagnosis of this uncommon yet important infection, are described. We also discuss the benign nature of this condition and emphasize that treatment is not required.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Valencia University General Hospital, Valencia, Spain.
authors: Jose Ramón
authors: JR
authors: Estela Cubells
authors: Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA.
authors: Irwin
authors: I
authors: Braverman
authors: Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Kashgarian
authors: Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA; Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA.
authors: Rossitza
authors: R
authors: Lazova
keywords: Ecthyma contagiosum; Orf; Orf virus; Parapoxvirus; Poxvirus