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MPox virus: an unusual aetiology of peritonitis
  1. Audrey Courdurié1,
  2. Matthieu Buscot1,
  3. Géraldine Gonfrier2,
  4. Johan Courjon1,3,
  5. Constantin Oncioiu4,
  6. Elisa Demonchy1,
  7. Michel Carles1,3
  1. 1 Infectious Diseases Department, CHU Nice, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azu, France
  2. 2 Department of Virology, Biological and Pathological Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, CHU Nice, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azu, France
  3. 3 Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire UMR INSERM U1065/UNS, Nice, France
  4. 4 General Surgery Department, Antibes Juan-les-Pins Hospital Centre, Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azu, France
  1. Correspondence to Dr Audrey Courdurié, Infectious Diseases Department, CHU Nice, Nice 06202, France; courdurie.a{at}chu-nice.fr

Abstract

We describe a rare case of severe disseminated monkeypox (MPox) virus infection complicated by peritonitis in a 44-year-old man living with well-controlled HIV. The patient was successfully treated with tecovirimat without requiring surgery. MPox should be considered in the differential diagnosis of non-bacterial peritonitis in patients at risk of infection.

  • HIV
  • homosexuality, male
  • virology
  • gastroenterology
  • disease transmission, infectious

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https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2022-055704

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    Footnotes

    • Handling editor Anna Maria Geretti

    • Contributors AC followed this patient then wrote and submitted this case report. MB followed and treated this patient and contributed to the writing of this case report. GG performed monkeypox virus PCR and cycles threshold values. JC contributed to the writing of this case report. CO operated this patient. ED followed and treated this patient. MC contributed to the writing and the submission of this case report.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

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