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ArticleHeliyon2024

Severe mpox in an immunocompromised patient complicated by deep tissue infection: A case report.

Susanne Pfefferle, Michaela Schweizer, Kristin Hartmann, Julia Berger, Dominik Nörz, Petra Emmerich, Ronald von Possel, Katja Giersch, Lisa Sophie Pflüger, Christian Bernreuther and 8 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Susanne PfefferleInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Michaela SchweizerMorphology and Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Center for Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251, Hamburg, Germany.
Kristin HartmannInstitute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Julia BergerInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Dominik NörzInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Petra EmmerichBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 74, 20359, Hamburg, Germany.
Ronald von PosselBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 74, 20359, Hamburg, Germany.
Katja GierschInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Lisa Sophie PflügerInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Christian BernreutherInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Markus GlatzelInstitute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Susanne KrasemannInstitute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Thomas Theo BrehmDivision of Infectious Diseases, I. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Julian Schulze Zur WischDivision of Infectious Diseases, I. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Nicole FischerInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Stefan SchmiedelDivision of Infectious Diseases, I. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Martin AepfelbacherInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Marc LütgehetmannInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: We report prolonged mpox (>14 weeks) in a patient with HIV complicated by deep tissue MPXV infection despite two courses of tecovirimat treatment. Methods: MPXV-DNA levels in lesional swabs, blood and tissue were quantified by qPCR. Anti-MPXV antibodies were analyzed by IF and VNT. Infectivity was assessed by virus isolation. Sequencing was performed to assess for tecovirimat resistance mutations and quantitative results were obtained by digital SNP PCR (A288P). Results: The patient's clinical condition improved significantly during both tecovirimat treatment courses (each 14 days), yet we observed persistent MPXV-DNA in lesions accompanied by viremia (mean 1.4 × 10 Conclusion: Our data provide evidence that Tecovirimat treatment selects for compartimentalized viral mutations (A288P). While the patient clinically benefited from repeated tecovirimat course, emergence of viral muations and deep tissue infection emphasizes the challenge and importance of infectious disease monitoring in mpox patient management.

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HIVMpoxMPXVTecovirimat

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PMCPMC11497435

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