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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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BRICENO, Mónica. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of monkeypox in a series of cases treated in a health establishment in Peru. An. Fac. med. [online]. 2023, vol.84, n.2, pp.192-195.  Epub 30-Jun-2023. ISSN 1025-5583.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/anales.v84i2.24553.

Monkeypox virus infection is a zoonosis caused by a DNA-like virus of the orthopoxvirus. This report describes a series of 12 cases whose mean age was 36 years, with a history of sex among men in 66%; prior to the onset of symptoms, 50% said they had had sex with a stranger. Prodromal symptoms occurred in 90%, between 1 and 4 days characterized by fever, headache, mialgia. The dermal lesions were pustules-vesicles, papules, scabs located mainly on extremities, face-thorax and genitals. All cases had a favorable evolution.

Palabras clave : Monkeypox; Unsafe Sex; Case Report; Peru.

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