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Case Reports
. 2022 Nov;85(5):573-607.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.08.011. Epub 2022 Aug 18.

Ocular involvement in monkeypox: Description of an unusual presentation during the current outbreak

V Mazzotta  1 , A Mondi  2 , F Carletti  3 , F Baldini  1 , R Santoro  4 , S Meschi  3 , M Moccione  1 , S Gebremeskel Teklè  1 , C Minosse  3 , M Camici  1 , S Vita  1 , G Matusali  3 , E Nicastri  1 , E Girardi  5 , F Maggi  3 , F Vaia  6 , A Antinori  1 , C Pinnetti  1
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Case Reports

Ocular involvement in monkeypox: Description of an unusual presentation during the current outbreak

V Mazzotta et al. J Infect. 2022 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: Emerging infectious diseases; MSM; Monkeypox; Ocular lesions; West African clade.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that no conflicting financial interests or other competing relationships exist.

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Timeline of clinical evolution and PCR positivity in biological samples collected.
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Comment on

  • Monkeypox outbreak in Madrid (Spain): Clinical and virological aspects.
    Orviz E, Negredo A, Ayerdi O, Vázquez A, Muñoz-Gomez A, Monzón S, Clavo P, Zaballos A, Vera M, Sánchez P, Cabello N, Jiménez P, Pérez-García JA, Varona S, Del Romero J, Cuesta I, Delgado-Iribarren A, Torres M, Sagastagoitia I, Palacios G, Estrada V, Sánchez-Seco MP; Grupo Viruela del Simio Madrid CNM/ISCIII/HCSC/Sandoval. Orviz E, et al. J Infect. 2022 Oct;85(4):412-417. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.07.005. Epub 2022 Jul 10. J Infect. 2022. PMID: 35830908 Free PMC article.

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