The 34-year-old patient was admitted to a private hospital in Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand, on July 3 and was diagnosed with monkeypox a week later, said Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong, director-general of Thailand's Department of Disease Control.
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The patient later developed a sore throat and was found to have a fungal infection, a common infection in people with HIV-AIDS. After four weeks of treatment, the patient was discharged but was later admitted to the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Chon Buri province due to fatigue and difficulty breathing.
In addition to the rash, doctors discovered that the patient had lung and brain infections. Blood tests showed a high white blood cell count, a sign of a severely impaired immune response, and doctors gave the patient antibiotics and an antiviral drug for monkeypox. Dr. Tares said the patient died on August 11.
As of August 8, Thailand had recorded a total of 189 cases of monkeypox, with 161 Thais and 28 foreigners. Most of the patients were gay men, and 82 of them were also infected with the HIV-AIDS virus. Worldwide, 152 deaths from monkeypox have been recorded.
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