Monkeypox virus infection in a 23-year-old woman with a genital rash and global skin lesions: evidence for spouse-to-spouse transmission
We report one case in China of a couple simultaneously infected with the monkeypox. Both spouses developed genital skin lesions successively and the female partner had widespread skin lesions all over her body, while the male partner is HIV-positive, had a history of homosexual behavior before the onset of symptoms.
Authors
- Deng Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4919-8201)
- Rong‐Jing Dong
- R.H. Chen
- Ruiqian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-9771)
- Ning Yi-bao
- Wen-Shuang Li
- Shaoqiong Yi
Institutions
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Kunming Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJOG Global Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2025.100550
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00