Human Mpox Virus Proctitis With Persistent Rectal Ulcers on Sigmoidoscopy

The 2022 Mpox outbreak has caused public health concerns worldwide. Mpox infection often manifests as papular skin lesions; other systemic complications have also been reported. We present the case of a 35-year-old man with HIV who presented with rectal pain and hematochezia and was found to have se...

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Autores principales: Choy, Alexa M., Lyudmer, Michael, Su, Steven, Remotti, Helen E., Zucker, Jason E., Jodorkovsky, Daniela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9988308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36891182
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001002
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Sumario:The 2022 Mpox outbreak has caused public health concerns worldwide. Mpox infection often manifests as papular skin lesions; other systemic complications have also been reported. We present the case of a 35-year-old man with HIV who presented with rectal pain and hematochezia and was found to have severe ulceration and exudate on sigmoidoscopy consistent with Mpox proctitis.

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