Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

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

2007; Oxford University Press; Volume: 44; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/517509

ISSN

1537-6591

Autores

Edith Lederman, Gareth M. Green, H. E. DeGroot, Patrick Dahl, Erinn Hoag Goldman, Patricia W. Greer, Yu Li, Hui Zhao, Christopher D. Paddock, Inger K. Damon,

Tópico(s)

Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Resumo

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.

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