A case of severe monkeypox virus disease in an American child: emerging infections and changing professional values.
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.
Anderson
Michael G
MG
Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, USA.
Frenkel
Lawrence D
LD
Homann
Scott
S
Guffey
Jennifer
J
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
D063065:Organophosphonates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D003596:Cytosine; D000077404:Cidofovir