Infectious Proctitis due to Human Mpox
Keerti Gedela, Dayana Da Silva Fontoura, Alex P. Salam, G. Gorman, John Golden, Geraldine O’Hara, Ahmed Elowaidy, Victoria Tittle, Nicolò Girometti, Gary Whitlock, Sheel Patel, Tara Suchak, Diarmuid Nugent, David Asboe, Marta Boffito, Alan McOwan
Abstract
We describe 2 cases of infectious proctitis secondary to human monkeypox in patients presenting with rectal pain. These cases highlight the importance of multidisciplinary management of monkeypox and in expanding case definitions and enabling clinical recognition in patients presenting without skin rash.
Topics & Concepts
MonkeypoxMedicineProctitisRashDermatologyPathologyVacciniaGeneChemistryBiochemistryRecombinant DNAUlcerative colitisDiseasePoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsBacillus and Francisella bacterial research