Orf = الأورف

Orf = الأورف       Orf     Orf is a viral disease that is widespread in sheep and goats. Orf can be transmitted to humans by contact with an infected animal or contaminated fomites. Reindeer have also caused similar lesions in humans. Orf is frequently seen in farming communities1,2 and meat handlers. Clinically, […]

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Osteoma Cutis = العظموم الجلدي

Osteoma Cutis = العظموم الجلدي   Osteoma Cutis   Strictly defined, osteoma cutis refers to the presence of bone within the skin in the absence of a preexisting or associated lesion, as opposed to secondary types of cutaneous ossification that occur by metaplastic reaction to inflammatory, traumatic, and neoplastic processes. Bone arises in skin and […]

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Ota nevus = وحمة أوتا

Ota nevus = وحمة أوتا Nevus of Ota   Nevus of Ota (nevus fusco-caeruleus ophthalmomaxillaris) was first described by Ota in 1939. It is characterized by blue-black or gray-brown dermal melanocytic pigmentation and typically occurs in areas innervated by the first and second branches of the trigeminal nerve. Mucosal pigmentation may occur, involving the conjunctiva, […]

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