A recent study details a case of a man with a confirmed Zika virus infection accompanied by papular descending eruption, petechiae on his palate, and hyperemic sclerae.
As clinicians continue to struggle with the differential diagnosis between Zika virus infection and two closely related diseases—Dengue virus and Chikungunya—new research out of the Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine may provide them with a new diagnostic marker—a precise characterization of how it manifests on the skin.
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The authors could not be reached for comment. However, they noted in their concluding remarks that increased understanding of the mucocutaneous findings associated with Zika virus infection may assist clinicians in recognizing the disease and eliminating it from consideration when patients present with other more common erythematous eruptions. They wrote, “A detailed awareness of mucocutaneous findings associated with Zika virus infection will support its early recognition and will facilitate elimination of Zika infection from consideration for concerned patients who present with other, more common erythematous eruptions.”
A detailed awareness of mucocutaneous findings associated with Zika virus infection will support its early recognition and will facilitate elimination of Zika infection from consideration for concerned patients who present with other, more common erythematous eruptions.
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Brian P. Dunleavy is a medical writer and editor based in New York. His work has appeared in numerous healthcare-related publications. He is the former editor of Infectious Disease Special Edition.
