"Goat eyes": Horizontal rectangular pupils: An unusual clinical presentation of orf.

Received: January, 2014. Accepted: August, 2014. Source of Support: Nil. Confl ict of Interest: None declared. Sir, Orf, also known as ecthyma contagiosum or contagious pustular dermatitis is a zoonotic viral disease caused by contact of damaged skin with infected animals, directly or indirectly. The pathogenic agent is an epitheliotropic DNA virus from the parapoxvirus family and affects sheep, goats, and other domestic or wild ruminants.[1,2] In humans, it generally presents as an “iris-like shaped” solitary skin lesion, but may rarely have an unusual form or shape.[3,4] Here, we share a new dermatologic finding for orf. We were unable to find any previous reports of this clinical sign.