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- Title
Monkeypox infections: seizures and encephalitis.
- Authors
He, G S -Y; Tay, S S -Y; Tan, B J -W; Tan, E -K
- Abstract
The increased susceptibility of MPXV-associated encephalitis in young children highlights the need for a high index of suspicion since early MPXV infections can be confused with other common viral infections (such as hand foot and mouth disease) in this age group. In total, there were seven cases of encephalitis, in which three patients died while two made a full recovery.[[2], [4], [6]] The youngest patient recorded was only 28 days at birth, while the oldest patient recorded was 43 years old. The human monkeypox virus (MPXV), a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus, causes monkeypox, a re-emerging zoonotic viral disease that has a similar but less severe clinical presentation to smallpox.[1] While MPXV is endemic in African countries, the most recent outbreak has seen it spread to several countries.
- Subjects
MONKEYPOX; VIRAL encephalitis; SEIZURES (Medicine); ENCEPHALITIS; HAND, foot &; mouth disease; INFECTION
- Publication
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2023, Vol 116, Issue 4, p267
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hcac192