Severe mpox in patients with advanced AIDS: long-term disease and fatal outcome

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2023 Nov 10:56:e02282023. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0228-2023. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Herein, we report two cases of severe mpox in patients with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome from Brazil who developed atypical lesions and prolonged illness, one of whom had a fatal outcome. Both patients experienced serious complications involving the perianal and genital regions and prolonged disease with persistent viremia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome* / complications
  • Brazil
  • Humans
  • Mpox (monkeypox)* / complications
  • Viremia / complications