Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University/Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Yenagoa, Nigeria.
Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Nigeria.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Aug 21;109(4):858-860. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0232. Print 2023 Oct 4.
We report the first case of recurrent Mpox from Africa. The patient is a 36-year-old, previously healthy, HIV-negative male healthcare worker who developed two episodes of laboratory-confirmed Mpox in 2017 and 2018, 9 months apart. In both cases, he had prior close contact with confirmed Mpox cases in the hospital setting. On follow-up in 2022, he also reported recurrent postcoital skin eruptions over a previously healed genital scar from the first episode of Mpox. We highlight the need for future studies to investigate the true burden and risk factors for Mpox reinfection, relapse, and recrudescence.
我们报告了首例来自非洲的复发性猴痘病例。患者是一名 36 岁、既往健康、HIV 阴性的男性医护人员，他在 2017 年和 2018 年相隔 9 个月先后经历了两次实验室确诊的猴痘发作。在这两种情况下，他都曾与医院环境中确诊的猴痘病例有过密切接触。在 2022 年的随访中，他还报告说，在第一次猴痘发作后愈合的生殖器疤痕上，反复出现性交后皮肤疹。我们强调需要未来的研究来调查猴痘再感染、复发和再加剧的真实负担和危险因素。
