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Open Access 01-12-2023 | Mpox | Case Report

The diagnostic dilemma for atypical presentation of progressive human Mpox

Authors: Syeda Sahra, Raul Orozco Villalobos, Brian M. Scott, Deidra J. Bowman, Joseph Sassine, Michelle Salvaggio, Douglas A. Drevets, Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Background

Human mpox has increasingly been reported worldwide since May 2022, with higher incidence in men who have sex with men (MSM) and persons living with HIV (PLHIV) with presentation typical for generalized macules and papules.

Case presentation

We are describing a case of human mpox, which presented as widespread, atypical round verrucous lesions that went undiagnosed in the community for six months and was treated with antibacterials and antifungals given the similarity to skin manifestations associated with endemic mycoses.

Conclusions

Suspicion for human mpox should be high in young MSM and PLHIV who present with rash and mpox should be ruled out earlier.
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Metadata
Title
The diagnostic dilemma for atypical presentation of progressive human Mpox
Authors
Syeda Sahra
Raul Orozco Villalobos
Brian M. Scott
Deidra J. Bowman
Joseph Sassine
Michelle Salvaggio
Douglas A. Drevets
Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08852-2

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