A Case of Monkeypox Infection in an Unvaccinated HIV-Positive Male in Rural Alabama

Non-endemic cases of monkeypox infection have been increasingly reported worldwide since early May 2022. Here we report a case of self-limited monkeypox disease in an unvaccinated male who was an HIV patient but did not require treatment with tecovirimat. This is the first reported case of monkeypox...

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Autores principales: Wong, Kristine, Chaudhary, Malvika, Magadia, Raul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9744406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36523743
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31383
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Sumario:Non-endemic cases of monkeypox infection have been increasingly reported worldwide since early May 2022. Here we report a case of self-limited monkeypox disease in an unvaccinated male who was an HIV patient but did not require treatment with tecovirimat. This is the first reported case of monkeypox in Calhoun County, Alabama.

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