Journal of Rare Disorders: Diagnosis & Therapy

Should All Abscesses be Drained? A Viral Infection of the Hand

Orf is a zoonotic disease, which is caused by the parapox virus limiting itself and this disease can be transmitted by touching animals or infected flesh. This is usually seen on butchers and vets. The disease can be healed spontaneously and its treatment is symptomatic. The patients, going to hospitals complaining that there are abscesses on their hands, may encounter with wrong diagnosis and unnecessary surgical attempts. We are aimed at increasing the awareness of doctors to decide how to naje the treatment plans by taking the Orf on patients into consideration. On this study, we examined the Orf diagnosis, monitored on a 21-years old patient.

Author(s):

Vahit Onur Gul, Sebahattin Destek, Serhat Ozer, Serkan Ahioglu and Yesim Erbil

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