Eczema Monkeypoxicum in a Female Patient With Atopic Dermatitis

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 10;10(3):ofad072. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad072. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Abstract

A female patient with atopic dermatitis who had recently received a tattoo presented with severe right ear pain and several vesiculopustular lesions. Over 1 week, she developed approximately 80 widely distributed lesions. Laboratory testing confirmed mpox (previously monkeypox) virus, and no further lesions developed after initiation of oral tecovirimat.

Keywords: atopic dermatitis; eczema; monkeypox; orthopoxvirus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports