A viral infection of the hand commonly seen after the feast of sacrifice: Human orf (orf of the hand)

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 653-657

  Uzel, M ^a   Sasmaz, S ^a   Bakaris, S ^a   Cetinus, E ^a   Bilgic, E ^a   Karaoguz, A ^a   Ozkul, A ^b   Arican, O ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASE; HAND INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN ORF; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POXVIRUS; POXVIRUS INFECTION; RELIGION; SHEEP DISEASE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WOUND CARE; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ECTHYMA, CONTAGIOUS; GOATS; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; ORF VIRUS; RELIGION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHEEP; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, VIRAL; TURKEY;

EID: 22644443125     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805003778     Document Type: Article

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