Monkeypox or hand-foot-and-mouth-disease: A case report
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Siti Syafiqah Sainuddin 1 , Azidah Abdul Kadir 1 * , Rosnani Zakaria 1
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1 Department of Family Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, MALAYSIA* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Monkeypox is a rare disease originating in Africa and has recently gained the spotlight globally because of the increasing cases reported in Western Europe and North America. However, since July 2022, the World Health Organization has declared this disease a public health emergency of international concern as the cases were rising globally. We report a case of the severe form of rashes of hand-foot-and-mouth-disease to distinguish it from current outbreaks of the monkeypox virus. Hopefully, this case report will aid primary care physicians in their ability to recognize and distinguish between a severe hand-foot-and-mouth-disease rash and an infection with the monkeypox virus. So, effective management and treatment may aid patients in enhancing their quality of life.

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Article Type: Case Report

ELECTRON J GEN MED, Volume 20, Issue 2, April 2023, Article No: em461

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/12896

Publication date: 01 Mar 2023

Online publication date: 26 Jan 2023

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