Follow-up and Treatment of an Orf Case Diagnosed at a Family Health Center

Abstract

Orf is a zoonotic disease transmitted by contact from small ruminants, which is also common in our country, and its causative agent is parapoxvirus. It usually occurs as lesions characterized by nodules on the fingers, and although it is a self-limiting disease that heals without treatment, it can be confused with other zoonotic diseases and cause complications as a result of unnecessary interventions. For this reason, it is important for primary care physicians to recognize orf disease, which does not require a specific treatment, and to distinguish it from other zoonotic skin diseases. In this study, in a 56-year-old male patient who applied to the family health center, after vaccination of ovine animals; A case of orf diagnosed by history and physical examination and treated with symptomatic methods is presented.