Possible tattoo-transmitted monkeypox viral infection

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• who: Carlo Tascini from the Dear Editor, A, year-old man referred to the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the Udine University Hospital (Italy) for lesions compatible with monkeypox diseaseHe reported fever and maculo-vesicular lesions typically associated with monkeypox within the previous , days. The patient`s referred having unprotected oral sex and protected sexual intercourse with , female partners in the previous , days. He also reported getting tattooed in Spain , days prior onset of symptoms. Monkeypox lesions initially manifested within the tattooed skin area (Fig., ). Swab testing of the area confirmed the presence of monkeypox by PCR assay . . .
  

   

  

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