Isolated Ocular Mpox without Skin Lesions, United States.

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TitleIsolated Ocular Mpox without Skin Lesions, United States.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
AuthorsNguyen MT, Mentreddy A, Schallhorn J, Chan M, Aung S, Doernberg SB, Babik J, Miles K, Yang K, Lydon E, Minter DJ, Gonzales J, Shantha J, Doan T, Seitzman GD
JournalEmerg Infect Dis
Volume29
Issue6
Pagination1285-1288
Date Published2023 Jun
ISSN1080-6059
KeywordsFace, Humans, Middle Aged, Monkeypox, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Prodromal Symptoms, RNA, Viral, United States
Abstract

We report a case of a 53-year-old HIV-negative patient in San Francisco, California, USA, with no classic mpox prodromal symptoms or skin lesions who experienced fulminant, vision-threatening scleritis, keratitis, and uveitis. Deep sequence analysis identified monkeypox virus RNA in the aqueous humor. We confirmed the virus on the cornea and sclera by PCR.
DOI10.3201/eid2906.230032
Alternate JournalEmerg Infect Dis
PubMed ID37130504
PubMed Central IDPMC10202873