Orf eða kindabóla

• Main Authors: Stefán Steinsson, Sigurbjörn Sveinsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Læknafélag Íslands, Læknafélag Reykjavíkur 2010
• Subjects: Sauðfjársjúkdómar; Veirusjúkdómar; Ecthyma; Contagious; Orf virus; Animals; Sheep; Iceland; Mutton; Smella
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/96764

Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn Skoða/Opna(view/open) Ecthyma contagiosum or »orf« has only rarely been reported in Iceland. As in every sheep-rearing population, however, it is probably more common than expected. We report three cases. One was a countryside housewife who had been handling an orf infected lamb, whose dam had an infection on the udder. The housewife developed a typical lesion on an index finger and the route of infection was clear. She healed with some minor complications. In the second case the route of infection was clear too. A farmer developed nine or ten orf blisters on an index finger after feeding tablets into the mouth of an infected lamb. His infection was complicated by a mild lymphangitis and presumably erythema multiforme on the elbow. The third case, a boy with orf who developed axillar lymphadenitis, healed normally. Those three cases were diagnosed in July, June and December respectively. Furthermore a case is discussed, where a minister's wife contracted a typical orf infection on her finger, without any contact with sheep or sheep handling implements. She had, however, been shaking hands with a group of sheep fanners on a special occasion at the vicarage. It is likely that she caught the infection from a farmer's hand, presumably immune, since none of the farmers had clinical orf. Although not reported, it is our belief, that human hands can carry the virus as easily as the generally accepted utensils and mutton. In none of our cases was an electromicroscopical study performed. The purpose of this report is to remind our colleagues about a potentially common disease, to which, however, too little attention has been paid. Sjúkdómur einn heitir »orf« í erlendum ritum. Þetta er búfjárkvilli, en getur þó borist til manna. Honum var lýst árið 1787 í sauðfé (getið í 1), 1879 í geitum (getið í 2) og 1934 í mönnum (3). Hann er ekki algengur og hefur vafist fyrir læknum að greina hann og meðhöndla rétt. Því er vakin athygli á ...