Severe disseminated clinical presentation of monkeypox virus infection in an immunosuppressed patient: first death report in Brazil

Since May 2022, the number of monkeypox virus infections has sharply increased in countries where the disease has not been previously endemic. At present, most reports refer to low-severity cases. Herein, we present a severe case of the disease with disseminated skin lesions that progressed to death...

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Published inRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 55; p. e0392
Main Authors Menezes, Yargos Rodrigues, Miranda, Alexandre Braga de
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 01.01.2022
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects
Animals
Brazil - epidemiology
Case Report
Death
HIV
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Monkeypox virus
Mpox (monkeypox) - diagnosis
TROPICAL MEDICINE
virus
Brazil
HIV
Death
virus
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Summary:Since May 2022, the number of monkeypox virus infections has sharply increased in countries where the disease has not been previously endemic. At present, most reports refer to low-severity cases. Herein, we present a severe case of the disease with disseminated skin lesions that progressed to death in an immunosuppressed patient in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Bibliography:Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
Authors’ contribution: Both authors contributed to the design and implementation of the research, to the analysis of the results and to the writing of the manuscript.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0392-2022