A new case has emerged involving a man who was hospitalized with a complication related to the monkeypox virus, which may appear in infected individuals shortly after their infection. According to the British newspaper "The Sun," a 31-year-old man developed myocarditis just one week after the onset of symptoms of the monkeypox virus. While most individuals with myocarditis recover without complications, in rare cases, severe inflammation can cause significant damage to the heart.
Paramedics told "Case Reports" magazine that the unnamed man arrived at the hospital complaining of chest tightness that radiated down his left arm, just three days after visiting a clinic due to the onset of monkeypox symptoms. Ana Isabel Penho, director of cardiology at the Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João in Portugal, stated, "We believe that reporting this association can raise the scientific community's awareness of acute myocarditis as a potential complication related to monkeypox."
Monkeypox was first identified when the virus was observed in laboratory monkeys in Denmark in 1958, and it has also been found in rodents. The disease was first reported in humans in 1970 and has primarily spread in some countries in West and Central Africa. In May, cases of the disease, which causes fever, muscle pain, and large skin rashes, began to spread rapidly around the world once again.
