Relapsed Mpox Keratitis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 30(7): 1406-1409, 2024 Jul.
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We describe a case of a 46-year-old man in Missouri, USA, with newly diagnosed advanced HIV and PCR-confirmed mpox keratitis. The keratitis initially resolved after intravenous tecovirimat and penicillin for suspected ocular syphilis coinfection. Despite a confirmatory negative PCR, he developed relapsed, ipsilateral PCR-positive keratitis and severe ocular mpox requiring corneal transplant.
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