CASE HISTORY
A 7-year-old female child was referred to our Pediatric Dermatology Unit
following several dermatological consultations with the suspect of
monkey-pox infection. General conditions were good and
objective
examination was negative apart from retro auricular lymphadenopathy. The
mother reported only few acute episodes of mild cough in the previous
ten days.
Skin inspection revealed a diffuse vesicle-bullous eruption, with
involvement of neck and face and sparing of palmo-plantar surfaces. At a
closer observation, lesions were diffuse but tended towards coalescence
into a rosette-like appearance (Fig1, Fig 2a, 2b).