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A monkeypox patient's rotten nose is mistaken for a sunburn

An unidentified 40-year-old man was examined by a doctor for red spots

Miriala Gonzalez, a registered nurse, measures out a monkeypox vaccine shot at a vaccination site setup in Tropical Park by Miami-Dade County and Nomi Health on Aug. 15, 2022 in Miami, Fla.
Miriala Gonzalez, a registered nurse, was diagnosed with monkeypox on August 15 at a vaccination site set up at Tropical Park by Miami-Dade County and Flea Health. Measuring vaccine doses. , 2022, Miami, Florida Photo by Joe Raedle /Getty Images

German monkeypox patients A rotten nose after the first red spots was believed to be sunburn. I got one, but the doctor didn't consider it a sunburn.

The medical journal Infectionreported that after a few days the lesions began to turn black and pus-filled sores began to appear all over the body.

The patient was diagnosed with monkeypox and given antiviral medication.

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The man had never been tested for sexually transmitted infections, but doctors quickly discovered that he had a severe monkeypox infection, plus We discovered he was suffering from an undiagnosed advanced HIV infection. he has syphilis.

Syphilis was long undetected and spread to multiple organs. His HIV infection had evolved into AIDS.

The sexually transmitted disease medicines he was given (another medicine for HIV infection and syphilis) helped dry out lesions on his body. However, his nose is only partially improved, but less swollen.

A man’s rotting nose following monkeypox diagnosis and severely undiagnosed STIs. (Boesecke, C., Monin, M.B., van Bremen, K., Schlabe, S., Hoffman, C./Infection)
Diagnosed with monkeypox, severely ill. Undiagnosed sexually transmitted disease. (Boesecke, C., Monin, M.B., van Bremen, K., Schlabe, S., Hoffman, C./Infection) Photo: Boesecke, C., Monin, M.B., van Bremen, K. , Schlabe, S., Hoffman, C. /Infections

"Most cases of MPXV (monkeypox) infection to date have been mild and It has been reported as a controlled HIV infection and does not appear to be a risk factor for severe courses, according to the study authors Christoph Boesecke, Malte B. Monin, Kathrin van Bremen, Stefan Schlabe, and Christian Hoffmann.{67

"However, this case demonstrates the potential severity of MPXV infection in the setting of severe immunosuppression and untreated HIV infection." Status unknown.

In Germany, the total number of reported monkeypox cases he reached 3,186, but there was a downward trend in August cases, The Local Germany reported .

According to Health Canada, Canada has 1,112 confirmed cases worldwide and 38,452 worldwide.

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