Monkeypox in a renal transplant recipient: is it a hazard for immunocompromised patients?
There has been a recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States, mostly among men who have sex with men (MSM). It seems to be a self-limiting disease but can be potentially serious in immunocompromised patients. Monkeypox infection is transmitted mainly through skin-to-skin contact and possibly s...
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| description | There has been a recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States, mostly among men who have sex with men (MSM). It seems to be a self-limiting disease but can be potentially serious in immunocompromised patients. Monkeypox infection is transmitted mainly through skin-to-skin contact and possibly seminal and vaginal fluids. Very few cases of monkeypox infection in immunocompromised patients have been published in the literature. We report a case of infection in a renal transplant recipient, and describe the clinical course and outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e75e88d813084befaab1654c8e3983d02023-06-07T14:14:16ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942023-05-0110.12890/2023_0038573392Monkeypox in a renal transplant recipient: is it a hazard for immunocompromised patients?Farah Heis0Mohamed Heis1Mahrukh Khan2Manjula Ashok3Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center, New Jersey, USAFaculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, JordanRutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center, New Jersey, USARutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center, New Jersey, USAThere has been a recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States, mostly among men who have sex with men (MSM). It seems to be a self-limiting disease but can be potentially serious in immunocompromised patients. Monkeypox infection is transmitted mainly through skin-to-skin contact and possibly seminal and vaginal fluids. Very few cases of monkeypox infection in immunocompromised patients have been published in the literature. We report a case of infection in a renal transplant recipient, and describe the clinical course and outcome.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3857monkeypoxrenal transplant recipientsexually transmitted disease |
| spellingShingle | Farah Heis Mohamed Heis Mahrukh Khan Manjula Ashok Monkeypox in a renal transplant recipient: is it a hazard for immunocompromised patients? European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine monkeypox renal transplant recipient sexually transmitted disease |
| title | Monkeypox in a renal transplant recipient: is it a hazard for immunocompromised patients? |
| title_full | Monkeypox in a renal transplant recipient: is it a hazard for immunocompromised patients? |
| title_fullStr | Monkeypox in a renal transplant recipient: is it a hazard for immunocompromised patients? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monkeypox in a renal transplant recipient: is it a hazard for immunocompromised patients? |
| title_short | Monkeypox in a renal transplant recipient: is it a hazard for immunocompromised patients? |
| title_sort | monkeypox in a renal transplant recipient is it a hazard for immunocompromised patients |
| topic | monkeypox renal transplant recipient sexually transmitted disease |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3857 |
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