Case report: From monkeypox pharyngitis to myopericarditis and atypical skin lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A global outbreak of the human monkeypox virus (HMPXV), first identified in May 2022, was declared a health emergency of international concern on 23 July 2022. Before the global outbreak, monkeypox cases were mostly confined to central and west African countries, where this virus is prevalent. Close contact, mainly sexual contact, is supposed to be the main route of transmission, and it is remarkable that the incidence is higher in men who have sexual relationships with other men.

Case summary

A 40-year-old Caucasian man arrived at the emergency department complaining of oppressive epigastric pain extending to the chest after a diagnosis of pharyngitis, which was suspected to be caused by the human monkeypox virus. Based on the clinical symptoms, physical examinat

SUBMITTER: Sanroman Guerrero MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9851183 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature