Medical Must-See: Sunburn or monkeypox? GP’s misdiagnosis ends in rotting nose
The initial mix-up threw a monkey wrench in the case
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A GP in Germany confused an unassuming red spot on the tip of their patient’s nose for sunburn — perhaps putting it down to the recent heat wave that swept across Europe.
But it turned out the man had caught more than too much sun.