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Monkeypox: Skin Lesion Spread From Initial Contact in Three Cases

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Monkeypox is a zoonosis caused by the monkeypox virus. In 2022, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to its unprecedented global spread. Since June 2023, several new cases have re-emerged in mainland China, underscoring the ongoing transmission risk. Our three cases, confirmed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction with dermoscopic and histopathological findings supporting diagnosis, exhibited atypical symptoms consistent with skin contact-mediated transmission. We propose that, in some patients, lesions may initially develop at the site of contact without preceding systemic symptoms and later disseminate to other body regions.

Source: Indian Journal of Dermatology

DOI: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_407_24

Authors: Lusheng Miao, Guofei Yang, Jizhao Yao, Ying Zhang, Jin Hao

Institution: Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Language: English

Topic: Poxvirus research and outbreaks

Subfield: Virology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7117657342

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