Jaheersha Pakran, Amal Mohammed Alsaberi, Amani AlFalasi, Tarek Mohamed Karam Husein Ibrahim, Amel Abdalla Eisa Fadl Alnuaimi, Srikumar Goturu, Muneer Mohamed, Reena Mary Abraham, Vidya Lakshmi Sundaramurthi, Aneesh Kunnath Parambath, Beena Jose, Divya Kamat, Thencheri Cheriath Satish, Juwariya Tasneem Syeda, Lubna Gul, Rohini Mathias, Sajeela Rasheed Vattiyamveetil, Shaheela Backar, C Vijay Krishna, Laila Al Dhabal
BACKGROUND: MPOX (Monkeypox) viral infection, a zoonotic disease previously confined to the African sub-continent, has caught attention worldwide recently due to its resurgence in a new 'avatar' among urban communities. Dermatologists in the U. A. E. started to see patients with fever and a self-limiting pustular necrotic rash that was negative for all other infectious investigations. METHODS: We performed a prospective observational multicenter clinical study of the demographics, skin manifestations, and outcomes of patients presenting with necrotic pustular lesions and/or fever...
April 12, 2024: International Journal of STD & AIDS