A Case Report of Monkeypox in a 4-Year-Old Boy from the DR Congo: Challenges of Diagnosis and Management
Joint Authors
Poulsen, Anja
Eltvedt, Anna Korsgaard
Christiansen, Michael
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Monkeypox (MP) is a rare zoonotic disease that most commonly transmits from bush animals to humans in the Congo Basin of Africa.
However, an increase in cases of MP has been observed over the past decades with frequent outbreaks as well as export of the disease out of the African continent.
MP belongs to the same genus of viruses as smallpox, the Orthopoxvirus, and vaccination against smallpox gives some protection against MP.
With the eradication of smallpox in 1980, vaccination against smallpox has ceased.
The resulting decrease of immunity against Orthopoxvirus is thought to be related to the increase in MP cases.
Furthermore, closer contact between humans and bush animals could play a role along with the ongoing difficulties of controlling HIV in the same geographical area.
MP remains a diagnostic challenge.
Lack of knowledge about the disease among health personnel plays an important role, as well as access to diagnostic tools is limited.
Treatment of MP is for now symptomatic.
We report the case of a 4-year-old boy from the DR Congo with the clinical diagnosis of MP.
This case illustrates some of the abovementioned challenges related to the management of MP in the field.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Eltvedt, Anna Korsgaard& Christiansen, Michael& Poulsen, Anja. 2020. A Case Report of Monkeypox in a 4-Year-Old Boy from the DR Congo: Challenges of Diagnosis and Management. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Eltvedt, Anna Korsgaard…[et al.]. A Case Report of Monkeypox in a 4-Year-Old Boy from the DR Congo: Challenges of Diagnosis and Management. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Eltvedt, Anna Korsgaard& Christiansen, Michael& Poulsen, Anja. A Case Report of Monkeypox in a 4-Year-Old Boy from the DR Congo: Challenges of Diagnosis and Management. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150702
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150702