Sonography of monkeypox cutaneous lesions

Sonography of monkeypox cutaneous lesions

The present global outbreak of monkeypox has reached more than 79,000 cases by November 2022. While clinical features have been extensively studied, ultrasound findings in monkeypox skin lesions have not been described to date. In our work, we performed a complete sonographic study with Doppler and...

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Published in:Journal of ultrasound Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 307 - 311
Main Authors: Rodríguez-Cuadrado, F. J., Castaño-Fernández, J. L., Elosua-González, M., Roustan-Gullón, G., Alfageme-Roldán, F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-03-2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Case Report
Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Humans
Lesions
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Monkeypox
Mpox (monkeypox)
Polymerase chain reaction
Skin Diseases
Stiffness
Thickening
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Ultrasound
Sonography
Cutaneous ultrasound
Monkeypox
Dermatology
Virology
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Summary:The present global outbreak of monkeypox has reached more than 79,000 cases by November 2022. While clinical features have been extensively studied, ultrasound findings in monkeypox skin lesions have not been described to date. In our work, we performed a complete sonographic study with Doppler and elastography of 3 patients with polymerase chain reaction-proven monkeypox. The most characteristic findings in skin lesions were hyperechoic epidermal thickening, dermo-hypodermal thickening with focal hypoechogenicity and increased intralesional vascularization. Regarding lymphadenopathies, we found vascularization of hilar distribution and an increased cortical stiffness and shoft hiliar area.
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ISSN:1876-7931
1971-3495
1876-7931
DOI:10.1007/s40477-022-00771-3