A Case of Mpox Reinfection
S Musumeci, Iris Najjar, Emmanuelle Boffi El Amari, Manuel Schibler, Frédérique Jacquérioz, Sabine Yerly, Adriana Renzoni, Alexandra Calmy, Laurent Kaiser
Abstract
A healthy young man first diagnosed with mpox in May 2022 presented again in November 2022 with anal proctitis and a positive polymerase chain reaction on a rectal swab for Monkeypox virus after a recent trip to Brazil, where he engaged in condomless sexual intercourse with multiple male partners.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineProctitisAnal intercourseVirologyAnal sexPolymerase chain reactionMonkeypoxDemographyInternal medicineHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Men who have sex with menVacciniaSyphilisBiochemistryChemistryRecombinant DNAUlcerative colitisSociologyDiseaseGenePoxvirus research and outbreaksBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments