China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 307-308.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202405307

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Monkeypox complicated with HIV infection: a case report

XING Peiye1,2, HUAI Pengcheng1,2, LI Zige1,2, LIN Yingjie1,2, LIU Dianchang1,2   

  1. 1 Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250022, China; 2 Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250022, China
  • Online:2024-05-15 Published:2024-04-19

Abstract: A 21-year-old man had a history of high-risk homosexual activity 10 days earlier. He got a fever 4 days ago and ulcers and itching around the anus 3 days ago. Skin examination revealed multiple ulcerated surfaces around the anus. He was infected by HIV two years ago. Laboratory examination showed that monkeypox virus nucleic acid test was positive at surface of ulcers. The case was diagnosed with monkeypox.

Key words: monkeypox virus, HIV, men who have sex with men