Monkeypox in a Patient with Controlled HIV Infection Initially Presenting with Fever, Painful Pharyngitis, and Tonsillitis
Abstract
:1. Background
2. Case Presentation
2.1. Recent Medical History
2.2. Presentation
2.3. Clinical Course
2.4. Outcomes
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fischer, F.; Mehrl, A.; Kandulski, M.; Schlosser, S.; Müller, M.; Schmid, S. Monkeypox in a Patient with Controlled HIV Infection Initially Presenting with Fever, Painful Pharyngitis, and Tonsillitis. Medicina 2022, 58, 1409. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58101409
Fischer F, Mehrl A, Kandulski M, Schlosser S, Müller M, Schmid S. Monkeypox in a Patient with Controlled HIV Infection Initially Presenting with Fever, Painful Pharyngitis, and Tonsillitis. Medicina. 2022; 58(10):1409. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58101409
Chicago/Turabian StyleFischer, Fabian, Alexander Mehrl, Melanie Kandulski, Sophie Schlosser, Martina Müller, and Stephan Schmid. 2022. "Monkeypox in a Patient with Controlled HIV Infection Initially Presenting with Fever, Painful Pharyngitis, and Tonsillitis" Medicina 58, no. 10: 1409. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58101409