[Clinical Picture] Orf (ecthyma contagiosum) in a sheep and a shepherd

A 79-year-old white man presented with a 2-day history of a non-pruritic purulent nodule with a yellow-whitish crust on the dorsal aspect of his left forearm. The lesion measured 30  × 25 mm (figure). Otherwise, the patient was in good general condition. He was retired and bred sheep (Ovis aries) with a flock of seven animals. 4 weeks before the patient's skin lesion, a 6-month-old sheep developed multiple verrucous papules on its left ear, which were treated antisepticall y without any effect (appendix).
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Clinical Picture Source Type: research