Mpox Hepatic and Pulmonary Lesions in HIV/Hepatitis B Virus Co-Infected Patient, France
We report a case of persistent disseminated mpox evolving over >6 months in an HIV/hepatitis B virus co-infected patient in France who had <200 CD4+ cells/mm<sup>3</sup>, pulmonary and hepatic necrotic lesions, persistent viremia, and nasopharyngeal excretion. Clinical outcome was favorable after 90 days of tecovirimat treatment and administration of human vaccinia immunoglobulins.
Authors
- Ruxandra Câlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6516-9825)
- Patricia Senet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9253-8419)
- Ludovic Lassel
- Khaldoun Kerrou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7740-4615)
- Anne Laure Kirch
- Joël Gozlan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4073-1866)
- Stéphane Marot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4438-5793)
- Claire Périllaud-Dubois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4711-5852)
- Jean Baptiste Pain
- Olivier Ferraris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1193-5835)
- Olivier Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0729-1475)
- Vincent Fallet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5153-6951)
- Marwa Bachir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-9964)
- Gilles Pialoux
- Mathieu Hubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2190-0177)
- Laurence Morand-Joubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7269-2328)
- Gilles Peytavin
- Sébastien Bine
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.241331
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17