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Ocular Symptom of Monkeypox

A 27-year-old man has presented with ocular manifestation of Monkeypox, according to a report in JAMA Ophthalmology.1

Other symptoms include a recent onset of malaise, chills, night sweats, a sore throat with difficulty swallowing and a skin rash.

His visual acuity was 6/6 in both eyes. Examination of his right eye revealed erythematous swollen eyelids. A slightly raised dome shaped umbilicated nodule, of approximately 3mm, was present on his medial one-third lower eyelid margin, with a similar lesion developing on the corresponding upper eyelid margin.

The patient was diagnosed having ocular manifestation of Monkeypox infection

A vesicular lesion was also present on the caruncle and there was global conjunctival hyperaemia. There were no signs of corneal involvement, and the anterior chamber was quiet. The left eye was normal.

Results of fundus examination in both eyes were normal.

The patient was diagnosed having ocular manifestation of Monkeypox infection.

Currently, there are no licensed treatments for human monkeypox.

Reference

  1. Kontos, G. and Micheletti, E. JAMA Ophthalmology Clinical Challenge doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.3741

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