They confirm the first death of a patient with monkeypox in Peru

The man arrived at the medical center with a “very advanced infection” of the septic shock he presented.


Courtesy | The man, regarding 45 years old, was hospitalized on July 27 for an affectation derived from HIV

Peru reported this Monday the first death of a patient who had monkeypox disease, as confirmed by the Dos de Mayo hospital, which is administered by the Ministry of Health.

The man, regarding 45 years old, was hospitalized on July 27 for an infection derived from HIV, which was aggravated by septic shock and because the individual was infected with monkeypox.

The director of the Dos de Mayo Hospital, Eduardo Farfán, confirmed to RPP that the man arrived at the medical center with a “very advanced infection” of the septic shock he presented, which can be caused by any type of bacteria.

“The patient arrived in extremely serious condition, with lesions at the skin level, he had several entry points for germs, he also had a lung problem, which is why he was managed at the ICU level, he was intubated, but he was highly infected,” Farfan declared.

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