Case Report: Recurrent Mpox in a Healthcare Worker in Nigeria

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Aug 21;109(4):858-860. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0232. Print 2023 Oct 4.

Abstract

We report the first case of recurrent Mpox from Africa. The patient is a 36-year-old, previously healthy, HIV-negative male healthcare worker who developed two episodes of laboratory-confirmed Mpox in 2017 and 2018, 9 months apart. In both cases, he had prior close contact with confirmed Mpox cases in the hospital setting. On follow-up in 2022, he also reported recurrent postcoital skin eruptions over a previously healed genital scar from the first episode of Mpox. We highlight the need for future studies to investigate the true burden and risk factors for Mpox reinfection, relapse, and recrudescence.

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