Language
English
Publication Date
5-1-2025
Journal
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofaf230
PMID
40330803
PMCID
PMC12053250
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
4-16-2025
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
Mpox (previously called monkeypox) is a self-limited vesiculopustular skin disease caused by the monkeypox virus. Symptoms and skin findings typically resolve within 4 weeks in immunocompetent patients. This report describes a case of persistent Mpox infection with polymerase chain reaction positivity lasting greater than 1 year after initial infection in a patient with advanced HIV.
Keywords
human immunodeficiency virus, Mpox, orthopoxvirus, positive PCR
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Alaithan, Haitham; Venkatesh, Neha; Kulkarni, Prathit A; et al., "A Case of Persistently Positive Mpox PCR for 1 Year in a Patient With Advanced HIV" (2025). Faculty and Staff Publications. 4032.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/4032