Case Report: Symptomatic Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and Monkeypox Coinfection in an Adult Male
Kavitha Prabaker, Annabelle de St. Maurice, Daniel Z. Uslan, George Yen, Shadi Manavi, Hannah K. Gray, J.R. Caldera, June L. Chan, Omai B. Garner, Shangxin Yang
Abstract
A 39-year-old man presented with a history of fatigue, malaise, and rash with varied morphology on his perianal region. Polymerase chain reaction testing of the lesions confirmed coinfection with monkeypox and herpes simplex virus type 2. We emphasize the difficulty in distinguishing between monkeypox virus and herpes simplex virus type 2 based on history and examination alone.
Topics & Concepts
MonkeypoxCoinfectionVirologyMalaiseHerpes simplex virusVirusRashMaculopapular rashMedicineBiologyImmunologyDermatologyVacciniaBiochemistryGeneRecombinant DNAPoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsBartonella species infections research