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Are fever, chills, skin rashes, and headache symptoms of monkeypox?

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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

My sister who returned home yesterday is having severe fever, chills, skin rashes, and headache. Her fever is not reducing. She is 27 years old and not married. She is a journalist and had to visit many places and I am scared that she caught monkeypox as it is spreading too fast. Please clarify this. Should we get her hospitalized? How to find that these symptoms are due to monkeypox? If she caught that infection, is the disease curable?

Answered by Dr. Shahad Abdulrahman Alshehri

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I hope this finds you well. I have addressed your concern, and I am here to help you. Fever with chills and rash has many differential diagnoses, and it depends on exposure to similar cases, vaccination history, sexual activity, and the nature of her work.

I hope this helps you.

Thank you.

The Probable causes

1. Measles or Rubella if she is not vaccinated. 2. Chickenpox if she is not vaccinated and has exposure to a similar case. 3. Monkeypox if there is high-risk sexual behavior or contact with a suspected or confirmed case. 4. Scarlet fever if she has a sore throat (Strep throat). 5. Herpes Zoster (Shingles) if she is associated with painful vesicles and rash. (Each diagnosis has its own specific features, clinical criteria, and distribution in the body. So more history is needed as well as pictures of the rash). The patient's work. 1. Exposure. 2. Vaccinations. 3. Fever and when did it start? 4. Rash description and if it appeared before or after the fever 5. Pain or no pain and any other information you would like to add.

Investigations to be done

1. Monkeypox can be ruled by PCR (polymerized chain reaction). 2. Skin examination. 3. Isolation from households and children and elderly.

Probable diagnosis

To answer your question, yes, if it is confirmed to be monkeypox, it is curable and manageable, and there is no need to panic.

Preventive measures

Please do not contact her and isolate her until a diagnosis is confirmed.

Regarding follow up

Do not hesitate to contact me anytime. I am here to help. Stay safe

Answered byDr. Shahad Abdulrahman Alshehri

Medically reviewed byiCliniq medical review team

Published At August 9, 2023
Reviewed AtAugust 28, 2023

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