China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (9): 609-611.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202409609

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Two cases of monkeypox in sexual partners with HIV-positive and syphilis

SUN Yaqi1,2, SUN Yuanhang1,2, WANG Meng1,2, LI Zige1,2, WANG Shufen1,2, BAO Fangfang1,2, TIAN Hongqing1,2   

  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:2024-09-15 Published:2024-08-13

Abstract:

We report two cases of male monkeypox patients in a homosexual partnership, and both of them were infected with HIV. Both patients had typical skin lesions, high fever, a history of unprotected sex with men, and positivity of MPXV-qPCR.

Key words: monkeypox, monkeypox virus, homosexual behavior