Orf, Ecthyma Contagiosum - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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David Kouba, MD

Diagnosis

Orf ecthyma contagiosum

Body Site

finger hand

Age

27 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

annular

Color

purple red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This 27-year-old sheep farmer developed a painful violaceous plaque on her left thumb a week after being nipped by a ewe. She also developed lymphangitis and regional adenopathy. The lesion was expected to clear without therapy over the subsequent 2 months. A skin biopsy showed the typical changes of Orf.

Description

5 cm edematous violaceous plaque with central necrotic hemorrhagic bulla and an red annulus

Image Added

6/30/2004 23:23:00

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