Complicated scarring following mpox infection

We describe two patterns of complicated scarring following mpox lesions. The first was hypertrophic scarring of facial lesions in two patients and the second was a scarring folliculitis on peribuccal lesions in two patients. The combination of deep dermic inflammation, local superinfection and scrat...

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Published in:British journal of dermatology (1951) 2023-07, Vol.189 (2), p.225-226
Main Authors: Bertin, Chloé, Tarhini, Hassan, Rahi, Mayda, Deconinck, Laurène, Perrineau, Ségolène, Merlant, Marie, Ghosn, Jade, Peiffer-Smadja, Nathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cicatrix - etiology
Human health and pathology
Humans
Infectious diseases
Life Sciences
Mpox (monkeypox)
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Summary:We describe two patterns of complicated scarring following mpox lesions. The first was hypertrophic scarring of facial lesions in two patients and the second was a scarring folliculitis on peribuccal lesions in two patients. The combination of deep dermic inflammation, local superinfection and scratching may have led to these aesthetic complications.
ISSN:0007-0963
1365-2133
DOI:10.1093/bjd/ljad126