A Case of Monkeypox Infection in an Unvaccinated HIV-Positive Male in Rural Alabama

Kristine Wong; Malvika Chaudhary; Raul Magadia

doi:10.7759/cureus.31383

A Case of Monkeypox Infection in an Unvaccinated HIV-Positive Male in Rural Alabama

Cureus. 2022 Nov 11;14(11):e31383. doi: 10.7759/cureus.31383. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Authors

Kristine Wong¹, Malvika Chaudhary¹, Raul Magadia²

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Disease, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Anniston, USA.
² Infectious Disease, Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston, USA.

Abstract

Non-endemic cases of monkeypox infection have been increasingly reported worldwide since early May 2022. Here we report a case of self-limited monkeypox disease in an unvaccinated male who was an HIV patient but did not require treatment with tecovirimat. This is the first reported case of monkeypox in Calhoun County, Alabama.

Keywords: case report; hiv; monkeypox; monkeypox virus; mpox; mpxv.

Publication types

Case Reports