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ReviewCureus2025

Dermatologic Clues to Emerging Tropical Infections: A Narrative Review for Early Recognition and Differential Diagnosis.

Gabriela Alejandra Melgar Alvarez, Jenny Tatiana Alarcón Plaza, Irisdey Espinoza Urzua, María Isabel Vidal Vidal, Sebastián Guardiola Segovia, Julio César Flores Rodriguez

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Gabriela Alejandra Melgar AlvarezInternal Medicine, Centro Médico Militar, Guatemala, GTM.
Jenny Tatiana Alarcón PlazaGeneral Practice, ESE Hospital San Francisco, Villa de Leyva, COL.
Irisdey Espinoza UrzuaInternal Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, MEX.
María Isabel Vidal VidalHealth Education, Universidad Católica de El Salvador, Santa Ana, SLV.
Sebastián Guardiola SegoviaGeneral Practice, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, MEX.
Julio César Flores RodriguezAesthetic and Regenerative Medicine, Clínica Aura, San Pedro Garza García, MEX.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tropical infections often present with characteristic dermatologic manifestations, which can serve as early indicators for diagnosis. However, these signs are frequently misidentified or underreported in emerging and outbreak settings. This narrative review critically evaluates the diagnostic utility of dermatologic findings across over 25 tropical infections, spanning viral (e.g., dengue, Zika, chikungunya, Mayaro virus, O'nyong-nyong virus), bacterial (e.g.,

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chikungunya virus infectiondenguediagnosisdifferentialemerging infectious diseasesexanthemaglobal healthskin diseasestropical medicinezika virus infection

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PMID41133059
PMCPMC12542232

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