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Yael Hammerschlag1 , Gina MacLeod1 , Georgina Papadakis2 , Asiel Adan Sanchez3 , Julian Druce2 , George Taiaroa4 , Ivana Savic2 , Jamie Mumford2 , Jason Roberts2 , Leon Caly2,4 , Deborah Friedman5 , Deborah A Williamson2,4 , Allen C Cheng1 , James H McMahon1,6
Rapid diagnosis and whole genome sequencing confirmed a case of monkeypox in an HIV-positive individual receiving antiretroviral therapy. The patient had a normal CD4+ T-cell count and suppressed HIV viral load and presented with a genital rash in Melbourne, Australia after return from Europe in May 2022. He subsequently developed systemic illness and disseminated rash and 11 days after symptom onset, he was hospitalised to manage painful bacterial cellulitis of the genital area.
Rapid diagnosis and whole genome sequencing confirmed a case of monkeypox in an HIV-positive individual receiving antiretroviral therapy. The patient had a normal CD4+ T-cell count and suppressed HIV viral load and presented with a genital rash in Melbourne, Australia after return from Europe in May 2022. He subsequently developed systemic illness and disseminated rash and 11 days after symptom onset, he was hospitalised to manage painful bacterial cellulitis of the genital area.
