Genitourinary Mpox: A case report & primer for urologists.
Journal: Urology Case Reports
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Abstract
Since May 2022, there has been a worldwide outbreak of Mpox infection, a zoonotic viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus, outside of central and west Africa where it is endemic. In this report, we describe a case of a 23-year-old African American male patient with HIV infection and normal CD4 counts who presented with painful, evolving skin lesions at the base of his penis which were found to be a manifestation of Mpox. Early recognition of the symptomatology caused by Mpox is important for urologists as cases of this virus continue to rise in the United States.
Authors
Grace Wegrzyn, Melissa Kilianek, Soumya Yallapragada, Patricia Vidal, Ryan Dobbs