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| العنوان: |
Monkeypox in an immunocompromised patient with underlying human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis infections in Southern Florida of the United States: a case report. |
| المؤلفون: |
Jang, Wooyoung, Kandimalla, Likhita, Rajan, Sivagami, Abreu, Rafael, Campos, Jamie Enrique |
| المصدر: |
AIDS Research & Therapy; 2/18/2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
HIV infection complications, SYPHILIS complications, HIV-positive persons, FEVER, MONKEYPOX, CROSS infection, RISK assessment, DYSPNEA, CHEST pain, DISEASE risk factors |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
FLORIDA |
| مستخلص: |
Background: The orthopoxvirus causes the rare disease monkeypox, and underlying immune deficiencies might lead to worse outcomes. In this report, we described a rare case of monkeypox with an underlying immune deficiency caused by human immunodeficiency virus infection which was combined with syphilis. This report discusses differences in the initial clinical presentation and clinical course compared to typical monkeypox cases. Case presentation: We report the case of a 32-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus infection who was admitted to a hospital in Southern Florida. The patient presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath, fever, cough and left-sided chest wall pain. Physical examination revealed a pustular skin rash, consisting of generalised exanthema with small white and red papules. Upon arrival, he was found to be in sepsis with lactic acidosis. Chest radiography showed left-sided pneumothorax and minimal atelectasis in the left mid-lung, with a small pleural effusion at the left lung base. An infectious disease specialist raised the possibility of monkeypox, and the lesion sample tested positive for monkeypox deoxyribonucleic acid. In this case, the possible diagnosis of skin lesions varied because the patient tested positive for syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus. For that reason, the differential diagnosis of monkeypox infection is prolonged owing to its initial atypical clinical features. Conclusions: Patients with underlying immune deficiency who have human immunodeficiency virus infection and syphilis can present with atypical clinical features and delay proper diagnosis, which can increase the risk of spreading monkeypox in hospitals. Thus, patients with rash and risky sexual behaviour should be screened for monkeypox or other sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis, and a readily available, rapid, and accurate test is necessary to stop the spread of the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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