Monkeypox virus infection and creatine phosphokinase increase: A case from Italy

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2022 Nov-Dec:50:102412. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102412. Epub 2022 Aug 12.

Authors

Luca Pipitò¹, Antonio Cascio²

Affiliations

¹ Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G D'Alessandro,", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
² Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G D'Alessandro,", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. Electronic address: antonio.cascio03@unipa.it.

No abstract available

Keywords: Creatine phosphokinase value (CPK); HIV; Men having sex with men (MSM); Monkeypox virus.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Creatine Kinase*
Humans
Italy
Monkeypox virus
Mpox (monkeypox)* / diagnosis
Mpox (monkeypox)* / epidemiology

Substances

Creatine Kinase