Progressive Orf Virus Infection in a Patient with Lymphoma: Successful Treatment Using Imiquimod

Orf virus is a parapoxvirus that infects small ruminants worldwide. We present the case report of a 73-year-old woman with non-Hodgkins lymphoma who developed progressive orf virus lesions that were unresponsive to surgical debridement and to cidofovir therapy. The patient's orf virus infection...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2007-06, Vol.44 (11), p.e100-e103
Hauptverfasser:	Lederman, Edith R., Green, Gary M., DeGroot, Henry E., Dahl, Patricia, Goldman, Erinn, Greer, Patricia W., Li, Yu, Zhao, Hui, Paddock, Christopher D., Damon, Inger K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adjuvants, Immunologic - therapeutic use Aged Aminoquinolines - therapeutic use Ecthyma, Contagious - complications Ecthyma, Contagious - drug therapy Ecthyma, Contagious - pathology Female Humans Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - complications Orf virus Parapoxvirus Ruminantia
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Zusammenfassung:	Orf virus is a parapoxvirus that infects small ruminants worldwide. We present the case report of a 73-year-old woman with non-Hodgkins lymphoma who developed progressive orf virus lesions that were unresponsive to surgical debridement and to cidofovir therapy. The patient's orf virus infection was successfully treated with topical imiquimod despite progression of her malignancy.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/517509