Bülent GÜNERİ, Murat ÜZEL, Mustafa KINAŞ

Tıp Fakültesi Öğreticisinden Kurban Bayramı Sonrası Elde Orf Enfeksiyonu

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Bulaşıcı ektima virüsü, Poksvirüs enfeksiyonları, Zoonozlar

Hand orf infection in a medical student after sacrifice feast

BACKGROUNDHuman orf infection – caused by Parapox virus – is an uncommon zoonotic infection transmitted from infected sheep and goats. We report an Orf lesion which occurred on the ring finger of a fifth-grade Medical student who had butchered a goat in Sacrifice Feast (also called Eid al-Adha).CASE REPORT23 year old male student in fifth-grade of Medical Faculty was diagnosed with hand orf infection after Sacrifice Feast. The patient reported accidental cut on his left ring finger while butchering a goat which was subsequently recognized to be infected. After occurrence of the Orf lesion, he had administered intervention with a sterile syringe needle to remove the scab for drainage due to false impression of abscess formation despite warnings. The patient was treated with daily wound care and regular outpatient visits. Although mild scarring remained owing to intervention administered by the patient, Orf lesion healed well after seven weeks from admission. The patient was complaint free after 18 months from admission. Finger posture, range of motion, sensation were normal.CONCLUSIONAn Orf lesion developing on the hand skin of a medical student and his approach to a zoonotic infection raised the idea that further and detailed education for zoonotic infection prevention is required, particularly in communities which practice large numbers of slaughtering during Sacrifice Feast. Mode and control of zoonotic disease transmission as well as preventive measures and management should be emphasized not only in veterinarian education, but also in medical, nursing and public schools.

Keywords:

Ecthyma contagiosum virüs, Poxvirus infections, Zoonotic infections,

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