Can a smallpox drug treat monkeypox? Compassionate use of tecovirimat for monkeypox infection

Eur J Intern Med. 2023 Jan:107:105-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.09.017. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

Authors

Maurish Fatima¹, Aleena Ahmed², Muhammad Wahaj Murad³, Zeeshan Afzal³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, King Edward Medical University Lahore, Pakistan. Electronic address: maurishfatima16@kemu.edu.pk.
² Department of Medicine, King Edward Medical University Lahore, Pakistan.
³ Department of Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, China.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Benzamides / therapeutic use
Compassionate Use Trials
Humans
Isoindoles / therapeutic use
Mpox (monkeypox)* / drug therapy
Smallpox* / drug therapy

Substances

Benzamides
Isoindoles