title: A case of severe monkeypox virus disease in an American child: emerging infections and changing professional values.
abstract: Monkeypox virus disease is a rare zoonosis that until recently was limited to Central Africa. We describe the clinical features of the third child in the United States reported with this newly emerging infection. This child was part of a large cluster of individuals in the Midwest infected by prairie dogs that had contracted the virus when housed with infected small mammals imported from Africa. The differential and laboratory diagnoses and the difficulty finding physicians and nurses to care for this patient are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, USA.
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Lawrence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Frenkel
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Homann
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guffey
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D000077404:Cidofovir; D003596:Cytosine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008993:Monkeypox virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D063065:Organophosphonates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D063065:Organophosphonates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D003596:Cytosine; D000077404:Cidofovir