Relapsed Mpox Keratitis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Pi, Cinthia ; Adah, Osasu ; Cholli, Preetam A. ; Martines, Roosecelis ; Abate, Getahun ; Hainaut, Lori ; Seipel, Erich ; Isbell, T. Scott ; Frankel, Roddy ; Poowanawittayakom, Nongnooch
• Description:
  We describe a case of a 46-year-old man in Missouri, USA, with newly diagnosed advanced HIV and PCR-confirmed mpox keratitis. The keratitis initially resolved after intravenous tecovirimat and penicillin for suspected ocular syphilis coinfection. Despite a confirmatory negative PCR, he developed relapsed, ipsilateral PCR-positive keratitis and severe ocular mpox requiring corneal transplant.
• Subjects:
  Dispatch HIV Infections Humans Keratitis Male Middle Aged Missouri Recurrence Relapsed Mpox Keratitis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Syphilis
• Keywords:
  AIDS Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria Germ Theory HIV Infectious Diseases Monkeypox Mpox Keratitis Ocular Mpox Ocular Syphilis Public Health Public Health History Science Pioneers United States Viral Infection Virus

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(7):1406-1409
• Pubmed ID:
  38916573
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11210637
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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