Atypical Clinical Presentation of Monkeypox Complicated by Myopericarditis
Darrell H. S. Tan, Shelby Jaeranny, Maggie Li, Sharon Sukhdeo, Juan Carlos Monge, Matias F Callejas, Maan Hasso, Ramzi Fattouh, Spencer D. Lalonde, Jeffrey Lam, Sharmistha Mishra
Abstract
We present a case of monkeypox infection in a man presenting with genital and labial ulcers, followed by submandibular lymphadenopathy, fever, and constitutional symptoms. His course was complicated by myopericarditis and an ongoing pleomorphic skin eruption. Viral deoxyribonucleic acid was detected by polymerase chain reaction in skin swabs, nasopharyngeal swab, saliva, and semen.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMonkeypoxMyopericarditisSex organDermatologyVirologyPresentation (obstetrics)Polymerase chain reactionPericarditisSurgeryBiologyRecombinant DNABiochemistryVacciniaGeneGeneticsPoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsBacillus and Francisella bacterial research