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Monkeypox Presenting with Blepharoconjunctivitis
A 38-year-old male with recently diagnosed HIV and gonorrhea presented with umbilicated facial lesions and blepharoconjunctivitis of the right eye. Polymerase chain reaction test was performed of the skin were positive for Monkeypox (MPX). The patients’ ocular symptoms improved with acyclovir, azith...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10673336/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38023611 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000533914 |
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author | Bloom, Jeffrey Parise, Michael Saeed, Omar Holicki, Cameron Mihok, Brian |
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description | A 38-year-old male with recently diagnosed HIV and gonorrhea presented with umbilicated facial lesions and blepharoconjunctivitis of the right eye. Polymerase chain reaction test was performed of the skin were positive for Monkeypox (MPX). The patients’ ocular symptoms improved with acyclovir, azithromycin, gemifloxacin, and tecovirimat after 3 weeks of treatment. The incidence of MPX has been on the rise in 2022, and this case represents a unique presentation and an addition to the pool of data pertinent to diagnosis and treatment of MPX and its ocular manifestations. Due to the MPX reemergence, it is imperative for ophthalmologists to keep MPX on the differential for patients presenting with blepharoconjunctivitis. |
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spelling | pubmed-106733362023-11-24 Monkeypox Presenting with Blepharoconjunctivitis Bloom, Jeffrey Parise, Michael Saeed, Omar Holicki, Cameron Mihok, Brian Case Rep Ophthalmol Case Report A 38-year-old male with recently diagnosed HIV and gonorrhea presented with umbilicated facial lesions and blepharoconjunctivitis of the right eye. Polymerase chain reaction test was performed of the skin were positive for Monkeypox (MPX). The patients’ ocular symptoms improved with acyclovir, azithromycin, gemifloxacin, and tecovirimat after 3 weeks of treatment. The incidence of MPX has been on the rise in 2022, and this case represents a unique presentation and an addition to the pool of data pertinent to diagnosis and treatment of MPX and its ocular manifestations. Due to the MPX reemergence, it is imperative for ophthalmologists to keep MPX on the differential for patients presenting with blepharoconjunctivitis. S. Karger AG 2023-11-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10673336/ /pubmed/38023611 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000533914 Text en © 2023 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Bloom, Jeffrey Parise, Michael Saeed, Omar Holicki, Cameron Mihok, Brian Monkeypox Presenting with Blepharoconjunctivitis |
title | Monkeypox Presenting with Blepharoconjunctivitis |
title_full | Monkeypox Presenting with Blepharoconjunctivitis |
title_fullStr | Monkeypox Presenting with Blepharoconjunctivitis |
title_full_unstemmed | Monkeypox Presenting with Blepharoconjunctivitis |
title_short | Monkeypox Presenting with Blepharoconjunctivitis |
title_sort | monkeypox presenting with blepharoconjunctivitis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10673336/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38023611 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000533914 |
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