Language
English
Publication Date
5-9-2025
Journal
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
DOI
10.1097/INF.0000000000004851
PMID
40359245
PMCID
PMC12257289
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
7-14-2025
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
We report 3 adolescents who presented to a tertiary care hospital in Houston, Texas, with cutaneous skin lesions after contact with sheep and/or goats. The cases presented a diagnostic challenge initially but were later suspected or confirmed as orf virus infection after consultation with infectious diseases specialists.
Keywords
Adolescent, Animals, Humans, Ecthyma, Contagious, Goats, Orf virus, Sheep, Skin, Soft Tissue Infections, Texas, orf virus, poxvirus, ecthyma contagiosum, scabby mouth, case series
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Danner, Margaret Taylor; Schrodt, Caroline A; Tuttle, Alexandra; et al., "Three Cases of Adolescent Orf Virus Skin and Soft Tissue Infection in Southeast Texas" (2025). Faculty, Staff and Students Publications. 7674.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/7674