An autochthonous case of monkeypox in Lima

Authors

  • Ciro Maguiña-Vargas Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú
  • Rosy Gastelo-Acosta Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Chilayo, Lambayeque, Perú
  • Michel Espinal Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v35i3.681

Keywords:

monkeypox, skin

Abstract

A 26-year-old male from Lima, without trips abroad or recent contact with people who were abroad, who presented 16 vesicular skin lesions, some umbilicate
and pustules in the suprapubic area, penis, face and upper and lower limbs; in addition, fever and left inguinal linofoadenopathy. After three weeks, the lesions
formed crusts, and did not present any complications.

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Published

2022-08-29

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 3 (2022)

Section

Case report

How to Cite

An autochthonous case of monkeypox in Lima. (2022). Revista De La Sociedad Peruana De Medicina Interna, 35(3), e681. https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v35i3.681

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