Genital monkeypox superimposed on co-incident sexually transmitted infections in AIDS patient; a case report

Monkeypox outbreaks were, until recently, mostly confined to Africa but a currently expanding worldwide outbreak has recently been designated a global emergency by the World Health Organization. Genital manifestation is common and can be confused with sexually transmitted infection (STI), posing a d...

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Autores principales: Sturgis, Morgan R., Mossack, Spencer M., Feng, Carol L., Roadman, Daniel F., Salkowski, Morgan E., Olweny, Ephrem O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Inflammation and Infection
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9523066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36185757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102238
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Sumario:Monkeypox outbreaks were, until recently, mostly confined to Africa but a currently expanding worldwide outbreak has recently been designated a global emergency by the World Health Organization. Genital manifestation is common and can be confused with sexually transmitted infection (STI), posing a diagnostic challenge. We herein report a case of genital monkeypox superimposed on multiple co-incident STIs in a HIV patient and describe characteristic clinical findings and management.

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