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- Title
Human monkeypox coinfection with syphilis in an immunocompromised patient.
- Authors
Ordoñez-González, Irvin; López-Zamora, Berenice; Medina, Gabriela; Reyes-Navarro, Geraldine Vanessa; Ordinola Navarro, Alberto; Pilar Cruz-Domínguez, María; Vera-Lastra, Olga; Ángel Saavedra, Miguel
- Abstract
Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis from the Poxviridae family that spreads at an unprecedented rate. It is transmitted through contact with skin lesions, respiratory droplets, body fluids, and sexual contact. The diverse presentation of the disease leads to misdiagnosis. Thus, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion, mainly with diseases with skin lesions. The most vulnerable group to developing this disease are individuals with risky sexual relationships, sexually transmitted infections, or human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). To date, only one case of coinfection with the monkeypox virus, syphilis, and HIV has been reported; however, no cases have been revealed in the Mexican territory. Herein we describe an unusual case of syphilis-monkeypox coinfection in an immunocompromised patient; despite his coinfection, he had a favorable prognosis. Furthermore, we attach allusive pictures of the natural evolution of dermatological lesions.
- Subjects
MONKEYPOX; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; MIXED infections; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients; HIV; SYPHILIS; NEUROSYPHILIS
- Publication
Dermatology Reports, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 2, p26
- ISSN
2036-7406
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4081/dr.2022.9591