Mpox-Related Ophthalmic Disease : A Rare Case Report

Monkeypox virus (mpox), a double-stranded DNA virus belonging to the Orthopox genus, can affect vulnerable anatomic sites, including the eyes, causing a monkeypox-related ophthalmic disease. The mpox virus may enter the eye via autoinoculation and cause multiple problems from mild lesions including conjunctivitis, blepharitis, keratitis, to severe ones such as corneal ulcers, corneal scarring, and rarely loss of vision. The aim of this article is to aggregate from an ophthalmologic point of view what is presently known about mpox-related ophthalmic disease (mpoxROD) and to present a particular case of a 41-year-old, white, bisexual, HIV positive male, with severe ocular complications. This article presents the first reported case in Romania, of severe mpoxROD, with clinically relevant information for infectious disease doctors and especially for ophthalmologists.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

AIDS research and human retroviruses - 39(2023), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 616-620

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Malciolu-Nica, Maria-Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Costescu, Cristiana [VerfasserIn]
Popescu, Corneliu Petru [VerfasserIn]
Florescu, Simin Aysel [VerfasserIn]
Oprea, Cristiana [VerfasserIn]

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Case Reports
HIV
Journal Article
Monkeypox
Ocular manifestations

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Date Completed 06.11.2023

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1089/AID.2023.0010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36252680X