Orf - an orphan disease?

JRSM Open. 2015 Jul 7;6(6):2054270415593718. doi: 10.1177/2054270415593718. eCollection 2015 Jun.

¹ Division of Hand, Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse, St. Gallen 9000, Switzerland.
² Institute of Pathology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse, St. Gallen 9000, Switzerland.
³ Institute of Virology, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
⁴ Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse, 95, House 22, St. Gallen 9000, Switzerland.

Abstract

Human orf should be considered based on a typical presentation with erythematous papule/nodule to avoid unnecessary over-treatment.

Keywords: Orf; ecthyma contagiosum; hand infection; parapoxvirus.