ArticleInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2023
Overlooked monkeypox cases among men having sex with men during the 2022 outbreak - a retrospective study.
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- Global epidemiology, viral evolution, and public health responses: a systematic review on Mpox (1958-2024).Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- A global systematic evidence review with meta-analysis of the epidemiological characteristics of the 2022 Mpox outbreaks.Infection · 2024Pooled it
- SDS-EDTA-treated chromatography paper strips for sampling and transportation of monkeypox virus, varicella zoster virus and herpes simplex 1 and 2 viruses.Virology journal · 2025Article
- Concomitant group A Streptococcus and disseminated mpox infection mimicking relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.JAAD case reports · 2025Article
- Proctitis and Other Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Mpox Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Review
- Mpox and Viral Co-Infections: A Narrative Review.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Monkeypox: A Viral Zoonotic Disease of Rising Global Concern.Infectious diseases & immunity · 2024Review
- Design and validation of a laboratory-developed diagnostic assay for monkeypox virus.Virus genes · 2023Article
- Environmental detection and spreading of mpox in healthcare settings: a narrative review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to characterize overlooked cases of patients with monkeypox infection in the 2022 outbreak.
methodsClinical characteristics of 26 patients who were misdiagnosed with other diseases were described.
resultsOf the 26 patients who were misdiagnosed, six (23%) were given a diagnosis of bacterial tonsillitis, six (23%) were diagnosed with primary syphilis, five (19.2%) with oral or genital herpes, and four (15.3%) with bacterial proctitis or anal abscess. The average time interval between missed and right diagnosis was 4.4 days. There was no difference in the missed cases between the early and the later month of the outbreak.
conclusionMonkeypox might still be commonly overlooked, especially in patients presenting with fever and sore throat or solitary ulcer as sole manifestations.
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