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Orf and Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Taieb Alain,
Guillot Martin,
Carlotti Didier,
Maleville Jean
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1988.tb02331.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gestation , pregnancy , pediatrics , obstetrics , surgery , gynecology , biology , genetics
A 31‐year‐old woman presented with orf on the forefingers at 34 weeks of gestation. The disease, contracted after handling sheep a week before, was uncomplicated, and the patient gave birth at term to a normal baby. Although some cases with features suggestive of viremic spread had been described, the authors find an overall benign picture of orf in man and recommend symptomatic therapeutic measures.