Until now, Indonesia has not reported a single confirmed case of monkeypox. A recent suspect from Central Java has also been confirmed negative for monkeypox, according to a report by the Indonesian Ministry of Health.
However, the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) continues to highlight the potential spread and symptoms of monkeypox. The reason is, the symptoms of monkeypox are at risk of being confused with other diseases such as bacterial infections of the skin (impetigo).
The head of the Monkeypox (monkeypox) Task Force PB IDI, Dr. Hanny Nilasari, SpKK, explained that monkeypox patients generally experience lesions on the skin that are close together. The symptoms were accompanied by a fever of more than 38 degrees Celsius, headaches, and a series of other symptoms.
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“The disorder is similar to impetigo. But the lesions of chickenpox are closer together. Then followed by symptoms of fever, the symptoms that monkeypox patients complain the most are fever, myalgia, headache, he feels bad in the throat. Then enlarged lymph nodes and abnormalities in the skin,” he explained in an online discussion, Friday (5/8/2022).
The form of a rash due to monkey pox
Furthermore, Dr. Hanny explained, the rash due to monkeypox virus infection was in the form of patches on the surface of the skin. After that, will appear nodules which further develop into elastic. Later, the elastic will fester.
“There are spots above the skin opening, then followed by a nodule, then it becomes elastic. Then it becomes elastic and there is pus. That is a common manifestation for monkeypox symptoms. Then it turns out that this location-oasis also greatly affects,” said Dr. Hanny.
Most of the rashes in monkeypox patients are on the face, palms, and soles of the feet.
“95 percent of the manifestations are on the face mainly. So it’s very easy to recognize. Then 75 percent of the palms and soles of the feet, the mucosa for example in the genital skin area, the eye area is 70 percent. In the genitals it’s not too much 30 percent. Then in the the mucous membrane of the eye is 20 percent,” he concluded.
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