Severe Mpox Proctitis Complicated by Bowel Obstruction

Mpox is a rare infection caused by the zoonotic orthopoxvirus. We present the case of a 44-year-old man with HIV and a history of kidney transplant who presented with mpox and developed proctitis-associated bowel obstruction, urinary retention, and eosinophilia. Our case highlights potential gastroi...

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Autores principales: Saleh, Hasan, Ho, Bao T., Call, Justin T., Plante, Marie M., Zaver, Himesh B., Powers, Harry R., Metcalfe, Allie M., Graham, Charles G., Lewis, Michele D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10166331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37168504
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001048
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Sumario:Mpox is a rare infection caused by the zoonotic orthopoxvirus. We present the case of a 44-year-old man with HIV and a history of kidney transplant who presented with mpox and developed proctitis-associated bowel obstruction, urinary retention, and eosinophilia. Our case highlights potential gastrointestinal manifestations of severe mpox infection.

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