Eczema Monkeypoxicum in a Female Patient With Atopic Dermatitis

Authors

Emma Napoli
Madeline Frizzell
Clark Gravell
Sergio Vallejo
Shasta Theodore
Karen Chen
Huma Siddiqui
Justin Dunn
Dora Marrufo
Jose Cadena
Patrick J Danaher

Language

English

Publication Date

3-1-2023

Journal

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

DOI

10.1093/ofid/ofad072

PMID

36998632

PMCID

PMC10043130

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

February 2023

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

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

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Napoli, Emma; Frizzell, Madeline; Gravell, Clark; et al., "Eczema Monkeypoxicum in a Female Patient With Atopic Dermatitis" (2023). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 646.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthmed_docs/646