A global outbreak of monkeypox virus infections in human beings has been described since April 2022. The objectives of this study were to describe the clinical characteristics and complications of ...patients with a monkeypox infection.
All consecutive patients with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)–confirmed monkeypox infection seen in a French referral centre were included.
Between 21 May and 5 July 2022, 264 patients had a PCR-confirmed monkeypox infection. Among them, 262 (262/264, 99%) were men, 245 (245/259, 95%) were men who have sex with men, and 90 (90/216, 42%) practiced chemsex in the last 3 months. Seventy-three (73/256, 29%) patients were living with human immunodeficiency virus infection, and 120 (120/169, 71%) patients were taking pre-exposure prophylaxis against human immunodeficiency virus infection. Overall, 112 (112/236, 47%) patients had contact with a confirmed monkeypox case; it was of sexual nature for 95% of the contacts (86/91). Monkeypox virus PCR was positive on the skin in 252 patients, on the oropharyngeal sample in 150 patients, and on blood in eight patients. The majority of patients presented with fever (171/253, 68%) and adenopathy (174/251, 69%). Skin lesions mostly affected the genital (135/252, 54%) and perianal (100/251, 40%) areas. Overall, 17 (17/264, 6%) patients were hospitalized; none of them were immunocompromised. Complications requiring hospitalization included cellulitis (n = 4), paronychia (n = 3), severe anal and digestive involvement (n = 4), non-cardia angina with dysphagia (n = 4), blepharitis (n = 1), and keratitis (n = 1). Surgical management was required in four patients.
The current outbreak of monkeypox infections has specific characteristics: it occurs in the men who have sex with men community; known contact is mostly sexual; perineal and anal areas are frequently affected; and severe complications include superinfected skin lesions, paronychia, cellulitis, anal and digestive involvement, angina with dysphagia, and ocular involvement.
Allergic parotitis (AP), due to its non-specific symptoms, frequently poses a diagnostic challenge, leading to cases being overlooked or misdiagnosed by clinicians.
This study aimed to elucidate ...detailed clinical characteristics and common diagnostic indicators of AP.
A comprehensive review and analysis of medical records was conducted from patients diagnosed with AP, encompassing demographic, clinical, and laboratory data, at the Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University between January 2019 and March 2022.
The study enrolled 17 patients, evidenced by an average age of 36.00 ± 12.95 years. Common presentations of AP among the patients included notable symptoms such as parotid gland swelling, associated pain, and xerostomia. Ten patients had other atopic diseases. Palpation revealed the affected parotid glands to be soft and nodular, with an elevated local skin temperature. The unstimulated whole saliva flow rate was decreased. Ultrasonography demonstrated increased volume, reduced echo heterogeneity, and lymph node enlargement in the affected parotid glands. All cases observed increased serum salivary amylase and total IgE levels. Investigation of food allergens and inhaled allergen-specific IgE showed that all patients had suspected food allergies. Food provocation tests (FPT) induced AP in 13 cases, confirming the role of food allergens.
Food allergens are involved in the etiology of AP, underscoring the importance of comprehensive clinical evaluation, including symptoms, signs, and confirmatory auxiliary tests, such as FPT, for accurate diagnosis and differentiation from other salivary gland pathologies.
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS) is currently considered to be a non-genetic disorder and a relatively rare clinical condition that is characterized endoscopically by multiple polyps in the ...gastrointestinal tract and clinically manifested by gastrointestinal symptoms, skin pigmentation, hair loss, and nail loss. In this paper, we analyzed the clinical characteristics and treatment procedures of three patients diagnosed with CCS at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University from August 2012 to September 2021 and reviewed the relevant literature. The diagnosis of CCS is based on medical history, physical examination, endoscopic findings of gastrointestinal polyps, and histopathology, with gastrointestinal endoscopy being the most direct means of examination. All three patients presented endoscopically with diffuse multiple polyps in the gastrointestinal tract, had hair and nail loss and were free of HP infection. Moreover, case 1 and case 3 both had reduced serum albumin levels; case 2 and case 3 were negative for ant
