Given increased international travel, immigration, and climate change, bacterial and viral infections that were once unrecognized or uncommon are being seen more frequently in the Western Hemisphere. A delay in diagnosis and treatment of these diseases can lead to significant patient morbidity and mortality. However, the diagnosis and management of these infections is fraught with a lack of consistency because there is a dearth of dermatology literature on the cutaneous manifestations of these infections. We review the epidemiology, cutaneous manifestations, diagnosis, and management of these emerging bacterial and viral diseases.
Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; Chikungunya; Ebola; HFMD; Lyme; Zika; dengue; emerging infections; measles; melioidosis; rickettsia; trichodysplasia spinulosa.
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