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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