Mpox Update : Clinical Presentation, Vaccination Guidance, and Management

Following the eradication of smallpox, intermittent small outbreaks of mpox (monkeypox) have occurred with increasing frequency, primarily in endemic regions of Africa. With the rapid spread of mpox around the globe in 2022, we are approaching a second zoonotic pandemic of the 21st century. Given the predominance of cutaneous involvement in mpox, dermatologists should be prepared to recognize the clinical features and manage this increasingly prevalent disease. This article reviews a brief history of the mpox virus, clinical presentation, complications, approach to diagnosis, methods of transmission, infection control recommendations, indications for vaccination, and therapeutic options to inform dermatologists on the frontline of the mpox epidemic.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:111

Enthalten in:

Cutis - 111(2023), 4 vom: 09. Apr., Seite 197-202

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cices, Ahuva [VerfasserIn]
Prasad, Sonya [VerfasserIn]
Akselrad, Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Sells, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Woods, Krystina [VerfasserIn]
Silverberg, Nanette B [VerfasserIn]
Camins, Bernard [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 12.06.2023

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.12788/cutis.0745

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357915151