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Erythema multiforme after orf virus infection
Author(s) -
LópezCedeño Angella,
Cañedo Gustavo,
Knöpfel Nicole,
Colmenero Isabel,
PérezPastrana Esperanza,
Torrelo Antonio
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13526
Subject(s) - erythema multiforme , medicine , erythema , lesion , complication , dermatology , skin lesion , virus , pathology , virology
The case of a 6‐year‐old boy with multiple, target‐shaped lesions and a crusted nodule on his right index finger is presented. Based on clinical findings and the patient's recent contact with sheep and goats, a diagnosis of orf disease associated with erythema multiforme was suspected. Microscopy studies confirmed the presence of parapoxvirus in the primary lesion. Orf‐induced erythema multiforme is a rare complication of orf in children, possibly related to the presence of orf virus DNA in erythema multiforme lesions.