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Monkeypox and pregnancy

In May 2022, the World Health Organization reported an emerging global outbreak of monkeypox virus infection. Clinical manifestations of monkeypox allow us to quickly suspect the disease. Until now, no pregnant women infected with this virus have been reported; however, because of its speed of sprea...

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Autores principales: Carvajal, Ana, Vigil-De Gracia, Paulino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9534159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36084787
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100746
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Sumario:In May 2022, the World Health Organization reported an emerging global outbreak of monkeypox virus infection. Clinical manifestations of monkeypox allow us to quickly suspect the disease. Until now, no pregnant women infected with this virus have been reported; however, because of its speed of spread worldwide, it is possible that we will soon observe such cases. Thus, it is necessary for obstetrician–gynecologists to know the disease, its clinical manifestations, and the experiences reported in the few previous cases in pregnant women.