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Monkeypox - Virology

Causative Agent: Monkeypox virus (MPV)
Year of Discovery: 1958
Genome: Double-stranded DNA
Variants and Genotypes: 2 clades
Primary
Monkeypox - Virology ... Causative Agent: Monkeypox ... Double-stranded DNA ... rash, scabs or ... comparison #virology #Diagnosis
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... Characteristic Rash ... Umbilification - Rash ... orthopoxvirus DNA ... #MPOX #Diagnosis
Monkeypox Skin Rash
30 yr F and her 6 yr daughter purchased 2 prairie dogs 10 days
Monkeypox Skin Rash ... dogs 10 days ago (pers ... Diagnosis? ... .’ 1st human case ... vesicles→pustules→crusts
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Diabetes/ DKA ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Kupperman et al. NEJM 2018

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1716816
Study
NEJM 2018 https ... generally our biggest causes ... out what does cause ... VisualAbstract #Peds ... Infusion #Rates #NEJM
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... potential inciting causes ... Haverhill fever caused ... Rash is usually ... #differential #diagnosis
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
confirmed the diagnosis ... and gut, which causes ... #clincial #peds ... calcifications #infant #NEJM
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis ... Over the years: rash ... Diagnosis? ... dermatophytes cause ... Moccasin tinea pedis
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
smallpox) - Rash ... rash often painful ... - Case-fatality ... supportive care) • Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox ... specifically detect monkeypox ... differentiate monkeypox ... vesicular or pustular rash ... concludes with rash