Orf virus infection after Eid al-Adha
Human orf, also called ecthyma contagiosum, is a zoonotic infection that causes self-resolving skin lesions after contact with infected livestock. We present the case of a 45-year-old Moroccan-born man who developed multiple painful erythematous, violaceous plaques on his hands after butchering a sh...
Main Authors: | Ashley Vellucci, Melina Manolas, Sarah Jin, John Dwyer, Garrett Vick, Alun Wang, Edwin Swiatlo, Crystal Zheng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301621 |
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