Treatment Failure in Patient with Severe Mpox and Untreated HIV, Maryland, USA

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jun;29(6):1262-1265. doi: 10.3201/eid2906.230059. Epub 2023 May 12.

Abstract

A 33-year-old man in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, with untreated HIV infection had a 74-day course of mpox with multiorgan system involvement and unique clinical findings. In this clinical experience combining 3 novel therapeutic regimens, this patient died from severe mpox in the context of untreated HIV and advanced immunodeficiency.

Keywords: Baltimore; HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses; Maryland; United States; disease outbreaks; monkeypox virus; mpox; sexually transmitted infections; viruses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • HIV Infections* / complications
  • HIV Infections* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mpox (monkeypox)*
  • Treatment Failure