Juang Shiow-Jen, Win Khin-Than, Chen Yen-Lin, Chen Hung-Wen, Cheng Pai-Shan
Department of Dermatology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 71004, Taiwan.
Department of Pathology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan 71004, Taiwan.
Life (Basel). 2023 Jan 28;13(2):358. doi: 10.3390/life13020358.
Orf, or ecthyma contagiosum, is a zoonosis caused by Parapoxvirus that infects sheep and goats. Human transmission typically occurs in persons in contact with the infected animals or contaminated fomites and environment. In humans, it generally occurs as solitary or multiple skin lesions on the hands or fingers. Involvement of the head region has rarely been reported.
We report an unusual case with multiple orf lesions on the scalp of a middle-aged woman, along with a review of previously reported Orf cases on the head region.
Although Orf infection rarely happens on the head region, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cases with relevant animal exposure.
羊痘疮，即接触传染性脓疱病，是由副痘病毒引起的一种人畜共患病，可感染绵羊和山羊。人通常通过接触受感染动物或受污染的污染物及环境而被传染。在人类中，该病通常表现为手部或手指上的单个或多个皮肤病变。头面部受累的情况鲜有报道。
我们报告了一例不寻常的病例，一名中年女性头皮上出现多处羊痘疮病变，并回顾了先前报道的头面部羊痘疮病例。
尽管羊痘疮感染在头面部很少发生，但对于有相关动物接触史的病例进行鉴别诊断时应考虑到该病。
