Mpox-Related Ophthalmic Disease: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Single Center in Mexico.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Rodríguez-Badillo, Paulina; Rodríguez-Aldama, Juan Carlos; Gabián-Fortes, Lucía del Carmen; Sifuentes-Rentería, Sergio; Valdez-González, María Teresa; Pérez-Flores, Brian Eduardo; Velasco-Ramos, Regina; Fernández-Vizcaya, Oscar; Crabtree-Ramírez, Brenda; Pérez-Barragán, Edgar
- Source
- Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2024 Supplement, Vol. 229, pS255-S259. 5p.
- Subject
- *MONKEYPOX
*SCIENTIFIC observation
*HIV-positive persons
*OCULAR manifestations of general diseases
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Language
- ISSN
- 0022-1899
Mpox-related ophthalmic disease has been reported as infrequent. We retrospectively describe the ocular manifestations present in 11 of 100 patients with confirmed mpox; 9 were people with HIV. We suggest that an ophthalmological evaluation should be performed in all patients with ocular symptoms or moderate and severe mpox disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]