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Volume 25, Number 12—December 2019
Research

Human Infection with Orf Virus and Description of Its Whole Genome, France, 2017

Julien Andreani, Jessica Fongue, Jacques Y. Bou Khalil, Laurene David, Saïd Mougari, Marion Le Bideau, Jonatas Abrahão, Philippe Berbis, and Bernard La ScolaComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France (J. Andreani, J.Y. Bou Khalil, S. Mougari, M. Le Bideau, B. La Scola); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôpital Nord, Marseille (J. Fongue, L. David, P. Berbis); Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (J. Abrahão)

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Figure 2

Histopathologic analysis of a skin biopsy specimen from a 65-year-old woman infected with orf virus during Aïd-el-Fitr festival, France, 2017. The specimen shows epidermal hyperplasia with acantolysis and papillomatosis, extensive hyperkeratosis, spongiform degeneration and vacuolated cells, and inflammatory infiltration in the dermis, predominantly by histiocytes and lymphocytes. Hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification x100.

Figure 2. Histopathologic analysis of a skin biopsy specimen from a 65-year-old woman infected with orf virus during Aïd-el-Fitr festival, France, 2017. The specimen shows epidermal hyperplasia with acantolysis and papillomatosis, extensive hyperkeratosis, spongiform degeneration and vacuolated cells, and inflammatory infiltration in the dermis, predominantly by histiocytes and lymphocytes. Hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification x100.

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