Presentation of orf (ecthyma contagiosum) after sheep slaughtering for religious feasts

We report two cases of orf (ecthyma contagiosum) acquired during religious practices. In the first patient, a 34-year-old Muslim man from Tunisia, orf occurred on the left hand after the patient had handled lamb meat during the “Feast of Sacrifice.” In the second patient, a 57-year-old Jewish man, o...

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Published in:Infection 2014-08, Vol.42 (4), p.767-769
Main Authors: Veraldi, S., Nazzaro, G., Vaira, F., Çuka, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
Case Report
Ecthyma, Contagious - diagnosis
Ecthyma, Contagious - pathology
Family Medicine
General Practice
Hand - pathology
Histocytochemistry
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Italy
Male
Meat
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metropolitan areas
Microscopy
Sheep
Zoonoses - diagnosis
Zoonoses - pathology
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Summary:We report two cases of orf (ecthyma contagiosum) acquired during religious practices. In the first patient, a 34-year-old Muslim man from Tunisia, orf occurred on the left hand after the patient had handled lamb meat during the “Feast of Sacrifice.” In the second patient, a 57-year-old Jewish man, orf was acquired after the “kosherization” of lamb meat and occurred on a finger of the left hand. As approximately 350,000 Muslims reside in the metropolitan area of Milan (Italy), it is possible that in the next future cases of orf acquired after religious practices will occur more often.
ISSN:0300-8126
1439-0973
DOI:10.1007/s15010-014-0591-7