A new case study suggests that heart issues may sometimes be a complication resulting from a monkeypox infection. Design byMNT; Photography by NIAID, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons & PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/Getty Images.
While monkeypox is primarily known to cause blisters and rashes, a new case report shows that the virus may also cause heart issues.
A patient with monkeypox had to be admitted to the emergency department 8 days after his symptoms first began.
Testing revealed that the patient had heart inflammation, and doctors subsequently diagnosed acute myocarditis.
Just as with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as more time passes and the virus continues spreading, officials pick up on more possible symptoms and complications monkeypox can cause.
