Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru

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Monkeypox virus infection is a zoonosis caused by a DNA-like virus of the orthopoxvirus. This report describes a series of 12 cases whose mean age was 36 years, with a history of sex among men in 66%; prior to the onset of symptoms, 50% said they had had sex with a stranger. Prodromal symptoms occur...

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Autor: Briceño, Monica
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2023
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Lenguaje:español
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Materia:Viruela del Mono
Sexo Inseguro
Informes de Casos
Perú
Monkeypox
Unsafe Sex
Case Report
Peru
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spelling Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in PeruCaracterísticas clínicas y epidemiológicas de la viruela del mono en una serie de casos tratados en un establecimiento de salud del PerúBriceño, MonicaBriceño, MonicaViruela del MonoSexo InseguroInformes de CasosPerúMonkeypoxUnsafe SexCase ReportPeruMonkeypox virus infection is a zoonosis caused by a DNA-like virus of the orthopoxvirus. This report describes a series of 12 cases whose mean age was 36 years, with a history of sex among men in 66%; prior to the onset of symptoms, 50% said they had had sex with a stranger. Prodromal symptoms occurred in 90%, between 1 and 4 days characterized by fever, headache, mialgia. The dermal lesions were pustules-vesicles, papules, scabs located mainly on extremities, face-thorax and genitals. All cases had a favorable evolution.La infección por el virus de la viruela del mono es una zoonosis producida por un virus tipo DNA, del género orthopoxvirus. En este reporte se describe una serie de 12 casos cuya media de edad fue 36 años, con antecedente de sexo entre hombres en el 66%; previo al inicio de los síntomas el 50% manifestó haber tenido relaciones sexuales con desconocido. Los síntomas prodrómicos se presentaron en el 90%, entre 1 y 4 días caracterizados por fiebre, cefalea, mialgia. Las lesiones dérmicas fueron pústulas-vesículas, pápulas, costras localizadas principalmente en extremidades, cara-tórax y genitales. Todos los casos tuvieron una evolución favorable.Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina Humana2023-05-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/2455310.15381/anales.v84i2.24553Anales de la Facultad de Medicina; Vol. 84 No. 2 (2023); 192-195Anales de la Facultad de Medicina; Vol. 84 Núm. 2 (2023); 192-1951609-94191025-5583reponame:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcosinstname:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcosinstacron:UNMSMspahttps://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/24553/19580Derechos de autor 2023 Anales de la Facultad de Medicinahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/245532023-07-10T11:01:49Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru
Características clínicas y epidemiológicas de la viruela del mono en una serie de casos tratados en un establecimiento de salud del Perú
title Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru
spellingShingle Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru
Briceño, Monica
Viruela del Mono
Sexo Inseguro
Informes de Casos
Perú
Monkeypox
Unsafe Sex
Case Report
Peru
title_short Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru
title_full Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru
title_fullStr Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru
title_full_unstemmed Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru
title_sort Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Briceño, Monica
Briceño, Monica
author Briceño, Monica
author_facet Briceño, Monica
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Viruela del Mono
Sexo Inseguro
Informes de Casos
Perú
Monkeypox
Unsafe Sex
Case Report
Peru
topic Viruela del Mono
Sexo Inseguro
Informes de Casos
Perú
Monkeypox
Unsafe Sex
Case Report
Peru
description Monkeypox virus infection is a zoonosis caused by a DNA-like virus of the orthopoxvirus. This report describes a series of 12 cases whose mean age was 36 years, with a history of sex among men in 66%; prior to the onset of symptoms, 50% said they had had sex with a stranger. Prodromal symptoms occurred in 90%, between 1 and 4 days characterized by fever, headache, mialgia. The dermal lesions were pustules-vesicles, papules, scabs located mainly on extremities, face-thorax and genitals. All cases had a favorable evolution.
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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru
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