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Monkeypox-Associated Disciform Keratitis
The purpose of this study was to describe a case of monkeypox (MPX)-associated disciform keratitis. METHODS: This is a case report. RESULTS: A 36-year-old male patient presented to the infectious diseases clinic with a 1-week history of disseminated pustular skin lesions, a 4-day history of constitu...
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Cornea
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10060039/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36729600 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000003171 |
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author | Alsarhani, Waleed K. Chan, Clara C. Boyd, Shelley R. Hasso, Maan Almeer, Ahmed Tan, Darrell H. S. |
author_facet | Alsarhani, Waleed K. Chan, Clara C. Boyd, Shelley R. Hasso, Maan Almeer, Ahmed Tan, Darrell H. S. |
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description | The purpose of this study was to describe a case of monkeypox (MPX)-associated disciform keratitis. METHODS: This is a case report. RESULTS: A 36-year-old male patient presented to the infectious diseases clinic with a 1-week history of disseminated pustular skin lesions, a 4-day history of constitutional symptoms, and redness in the left eye. Testing of blood, 2 skin lesions, and a conjunctival swab confirmed the presence of MPX virus by polymerase chain reaction. On ophthalmologic examination on the 17th day of illness, there was a corneal epithelial ridge that stained with fluorescein with disciform corneal edema and underlying keratic precipitates. The patient was treated with oral tecovirimat 600 mg twice a day for 14 days and topical prednisolone acetate 1% 4 times daily, starting 2 days later. On completion of oral treatment, his corneal findings had resolved except for a small subepithelial scar at which time topical steroids were tapered. CONCLUSIONS: MPX may cause disciform keratitis and scarring that closely resembles other ocular viral infections. Clinical trials are urgently needed to define the optimal management of human MPX infections and reduce vision loss. |
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spelling | pubmed-100600392023-03-30 Monkeypox-Associated Disciform Keratitis Alsarhani, Waleed K. Chan, Clara C. Boyd, Shelley R. Hasso, Maan Almeer, Ahmed Tan, Darrell H. S. Cornea Case Report The purpose of this study was to describe a case of monkeypox (MPX)-associated disciform keratitis. METHODS: This is a case report. RESULTS: A 36-year-old male patient presented to the infectious diseases clinic with a 1-week history of disseminated pustular skin lesions, a 4-day history of constitutional symptoms, and redness in the left eye. Testing of blood, 2 skin lesions, and a conjunctival swab confirmed the presence of MPX virus by polymerase chain reaction. On ophthalmologic examination on the 17th day of illness, there was a corneal epithelial ridge that stained with fluorescein with disciform corneal edema and underlying keratic precipitates. The patient was treated with oral tecovirimat 600 mg twice a day for 14 days and topical prednisolone acetate 1% 4 times daily, starting 2 days later. On completion of oral treatment, his corneal findings had resolved except for a small subepithelial scar at which time topical steroids were tapered. CONCLUSIONS: MPX may cause disciform keratitis and scarring that closely resembles other ocular viral infections. Clinical trials are urgently needed to define the optimal management of human MPX infections and reduce vision loss. Cornea 2023-05 2022-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10060039/ /pubmed/36729600 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000003171 Text en Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Alsarhani, Waleed K. Chan, Clara C. Boyd, Shelley R. Hasso, Maan Almeer, Ahmed Tan, Darrell H. S. Monkeypox-Associated Disciform Keratitis |
title | Monkeypox-Associated Disciform Keratitis |
title_full | Monkeypox-Associated Disciform Keratitis |
title_fullStr | Monkeypox-Associated Disciform Keratitis |
title_full_unstemmed | Monkeypox-Associated Disciform Keratitis |
title_short | Monkeypox-Associated Disciform Keratitis |
title_sort | monkeypox-associated disciform keratitis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10060039/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36729600 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000003171 |
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