This might be one of the most shocking cases of monkeypox so far! According to the NY Post, a man’s nose started to rot while having the virus.
The 40-year-old German man went to his doctor once he noticed a red spot developed on his nose. Doctors assumed it was just a sunburn, and the man was sent home. But within a few more days, the soot on his nose began to turn black.
This German man has been diagnosed with Monkey Pox, Syphillis AND HIV. He has ‘never’ been tested for diseases before. His nose is rotting as his body cannot fight. He has been the author of his own downfall. #CRAZY pic.twitter.com/3GccukPoE7
— The Black Opinion (@opinion_black) August 17, 2022
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The man soon also soon noticed pus-filled sores spreading all over his body, which were incredibly severe around his penis and mouth, as reported in the medical journal Infection. The anonymous man was then tested for monkeypox, and given antivirals to fight the virus. While at the hospital he was also tested for various sexually transmitted illnesses — for the first time, he told doctors — which revealed he also had undiagnosed syphilis and HIV.
His syphilis had gone so long undetected that it spread to multiple organs; meanwhile, tests confirmed that his HIV infection had developed into AIDS.
As for his case of monkeypox, the antiviral medication was enough to dry out the sores on the skin, but only partially improved the nose by reducing swelling.
His nose rotting off?! pic.twitter.com/qmbzCoxECw
— Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Connoisseur (@consciousBrOtHa) August 17, 2022
According to local study authors, the man’s case was so severe because the HIV left him immunocompromised and susceptible to necrosis — the death of body tissue.
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Doctors who penned the article for Infection did not provide an update on the man’s recovery.
Germany currently has 3,186 cases of monkeypox recorded since May 20, with only the US (12,689) and Spain (5,719) reporting more cases. There are currently just over 38,000 cases worldwide, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.