Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016)

Erythema Multiforme as a Result of Orf Disease; a Case Report

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016), 1 August 2016 , Page 163-165
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v4i3.243

Abstract

Orf is a mucocutaneous disease that occurs when non-intact skin comes into contact with contaminated sheep saliva. The lesions may complicate to lymphangitis or secondary bacterial infection, but systemic complications such as erythema multiforme, maculopapular rash, and generalized lymphadenopathy are rare. In this paper, we present two cases of erythema multiforme following Orf disease.
Keywords:
  • Orf virus
  • erythema multiforme
  • emergency department
  • infectious disease medicine

How to Cite

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Biazar T, Shokri M, Hosseinnia H, Bayani M. Erythema Multiforme as a Result of Orf Disease; a Case Report. Arch Acad Emerg Med [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 15 [cited 2026 Jul. 7];4(3):163-5. Available from: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/243

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