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Monkeypox and its broad clinical spectrum in immunocompromised patients: Two case reports

2022; Elsevier BV; Volume: 31; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01651

2214-2509

Carlos Adrián Pérez Martínez, Gustavo Antolín Silva Flores, Fernando Padilla-Santamaría, Lucero Maya Franco, Floribel Ferman Cano, Luis Alberto García Fierro, Carlos Daniel Sánchez‐Cárdenas, América Citlali Hernández Magaña,

Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research

Monkeypox is the latest reemerging zoonosis worldwide. Anyone is susceptible to contracting this infection; however, the clinical presentation may be atypical in a particularly vulnerable group that identifies as men who have sex with men. Herein, we present two cases of patients diagnosed with monkeypox infection, both of whom were also co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and exhibited different degrees of immunosuppression. Notably, the clinical presentations differed significantly. Patients co-infected with HIV are prone to develop clinical features ranging from barely visible lesions to severe or even fatal disease.