Myocarditis Attributable to Monkeypox Virus Infection in 2 Patients, United States, 2022

Rodriguez-Nava, Guillermo; Kadlecik, Peter; Filardo, Thomas D.; Ain, David L.; Cooper, Joseph D.; McCormick, David W.; Webber, Bryant J.; O’Laughlin, Kevin; Petersen, Brett W.; Narasimhan, Supriya; Sahni, Harleen K.

doi:10.3201/eid2812.221276

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Myocarditis Attributable to Monkeypox Virus Infection in 2 Patients, United States, 2022

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12 2022
By Rodriguez-Nava, Guillermo ; Kadlecik, Peter ; Filardo, Thomas D. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Rodriguez-Nava, Guillermo ; Kadlecik, Peter ; Filardo, Thomas D. ; Ain, David L. ; Cooper, Joseph D. ; McCormick, David W. ; Webber, Bryant J. ; O’Laughlin, Kevin ; Petersen, Brett W. ; Narasimhan, Supriya ; Sahni, Harleen K.
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We report 2 immunocompetent and otherwise healthy adults in the United States who had monkeypox and required hospitalization for viral myocarditis. Both patients were unvaccinated against orthopoxviruses. They had shortness of breath or chest pain and elevated cardiac biomarkers. No immediate complications were observed. They were discharged home after symptoms resolved.
Subjects:

Adult Humans Monkeypox Virus Mpox (monkeypox) Myocarditis
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(12):2508-2512
Pubmed ID:

36179413
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC9707588
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Journal Article
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United States
Volume:

28
Issue:

12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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