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Case Reports
. 2017 Mar 22;3(2):155-157.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.01.015. eCollection 2017 Mar.

A case of orf disease in a patient with scleroderma

Danit Maor  1 , Lawrence L Yu  2 , Roland Brand  3
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Case Reports

A case of orf disease in a patient with scleroderma

Danit Maor et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: EM, erythema multiforme; contagious pustular dermatitis; ecthyma contagiosum; erythematous lesion; inoculation; poxvirus; scleroderma; zoonoses.

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Fig 1
Fig 1
Ecthyma contagiosum. Presentation 2 weeks after initial traumatic injury to hand. Desquamating erythematous bullous plaque on the dorsum of left hand, extending to the bases of the index and middle fingers. A classic location of orf on the index finger.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Ecthyma contagiosum. Lesion after biopsy and 3 weeks after initial contamination to hand. Lesion self-resolving.
Fig 3
Fig 3
Ecthyma contagiosum. Four weeks later and the desquamating lesion has healed dramatically.
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