| Literature DB >> 21549084 |
Jonathan Frandsen1, Mike Enslow, Anneli R Bowen.
Abstract
A 53-year-old woman presented with an enlarging, tender, ulcerated nodule on her dorsal hand after being scratched by a stray kitten. Histology was consistent with orf parapoxvirus infection. The lesion resolved without scarring after several weeks of treatment with imiquimod 5 percent cream. Orf is a zoonosis transmitted to humans from sheep and goats by direct contact or by fomites. Transmission by cat scratch has not been previously described in the literature.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID： 21549084
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dermatol Online J ISSN： 1087-2108