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Case Report

An Adult Patient with Suspected of Monkeypox Infection Differential Diagnosed to Chickenpox

by
Junis Tumewu
1,5,
Maya Wardiana
2,3,
Evy Ervianty
2,3,
Sawitri
2,3,
Rahmadewi
2,3,
Astindari
2,3,
Sylvia Anggraeni
2,3,
Yuri Widia
2,3,
Mochamad Amin
4,
Siti Rochmanah Oktaviani Sulichah
1,3,
K. Kuntaman
1,3,4,
Juniastuti
1,4 and
Maria Inge Lusida
1,3,4,*
1
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Indonesia
2
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
3
Dr. Soetomo Academic Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia
4
Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
5
5Naval Medical Department, National Armed Forces, Indonesia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2020, 12(s1), 8724; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2020.8724
Submission received: 17 February 2020 / Revised: 26 June 2020 / Accepted: 1 July 2020 / Published: 6 July 2020

Abstract

Background: Monkeypox is a zoonosis. The disease has a similar appearance to chickenpox caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). On May 9th 2019, there was one laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox reported in Singapore. A man was also suspected of having monkeypox on June 1st 2019 in Surabaya, Indonesia, a neighboring country. Objective: To report on a suspected case of monkeypox with differential diagnosis to chickenpox. Case: A 51-year-old male was suspected of having monkeypox after a differential diagnosis of chickenpox. His chief complaint was multiple blisters on his body. From the dermatological status on his facial, trunk and extremity regions, there were multiple pleiomorphic vesicles, some with umbilication, with a centripetal distribution, and crusts. Methods and Results: A PCR using VZV specific primers, followed by genome sequencing showed homologies of more than 99 % to other VZVs and less than 50% to Monkeypox sequences. Conclusion: Molecular laboratory techniques have confirmed the case as chickenpox.
Keywords: monkeypox; chickenpox; adult; Indonesia monkeypox; chickenpox; adult; Indonesia

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Tumewu, J.; Wardiana, M.; Ervianty, E.; Sawitri; Rahmadewi; Astindari; Anggraeni, S.; Widia, Y.; Amin, M.; Sulichah, S.R.O.; et al. An Adult Patient with Suspected of Monkeypox Infection Differential Diagnosed to Chickenpox. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2020, 12, 8724. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2020.8724

AMA Style

Tumewu J, Wardiana M, Ervianty E, Sawitri, Rahmadewi, Astindari, Anggraeni S, Widia Y, Amin M, Sulichah SRO, et al. An Adult Patient with Suspected of Monkeypox Infection Differential Diagnosed to Chickenpox. Infectious Disease Reports. 2020; 12(s1):8724. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2020.8724

Chicago/Turabian Style

Tumewu, Junis, Maya Wardiana, Evy Ervianty, Sawitri, Rahmadewi, Astindari, Sylvia Anggraeni, Yuri Widia, Mochamad Amin, Siti Rochmanah Oktaviani Sulichah, and et al. 2020. "An Adult Patient with Suspected of Monkeypox Infection Differential Diagnosed to Chickenpox" Infectious Disease Reports 12, no. s1: 8724. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2020.8724

APA Style

Tumewu, J., Wardiana, M., Ervianty, E., Sawitri, Rahmadewi, Astindari, Anggraeni, S., Widia, Y., Amin, M., Sulichah, S. R. O., Kuntaman, K., Juniastuti, & Lusida, M. I. (2020). An Adult Patient with Suspected of Monkeypox Infection Differential Diagnosed to Chickenpox. Infectious Disease Reports, 12(s1), 8724. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2020.8724

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