Ocular Manifestations in a Cohort of Patients with Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2007 - 2011.

DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
40297449
Abstract
This report describes the ocular manifestations in a cohort of patients with Clade I mpox evaluated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 2007 to 2011, as well as the clinical course of a pediatric patient with mpox associated with ocular disease. Among 216 patients, ocular manifestations were observed in 8.3% of the patients, including conjunctivitis, eyelid lesions, eyelid swelling, eye pain, orbital swelling, keratitis, and corneal staphyloma. These findings highlight the broad spectrum of ocular manifestations with potential sight-threatening consequences in patients with mpox.
Date Issued
2025-04-09
Publication Type
Article
Subjects
Clade I monkeypox virus
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Mpox
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conjunctivitis
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corneal staphyloma
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eyelid edema
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keratitis
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ocular manifestations
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Mbala-Kingebeni, Placide
Nguyen, Nam V
Mwanza, Jean-Claude
Carag, Jessica
Linderman, Susanne
Fashina, Tolulope
Kinganda, Eddy
Wawina-Bokalanga, Tony
Aziza, Amuri
Vakaniaki, Emmanuel Hasivirwe
Anta, Yvon
Yango, Jepsy
Tshiani, Olivier
Kindrachuk, Jason
Liesenborghs, Laurens
Peeters, Martine
Delaporte, Eric
Rimoin, Anne W
Huggins, John W
Riu-Rovira, Therese
Ahuka, Steve M
Martin, James W
Crozier, Ian
Yeh, Steven
Muyembe, Jean-Jacques
Additional Credits
Journal
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Access(Rights)
open.access
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