ReviewThe American journal of emergency medicine2023
Mimics of Monkeypox: Considerations for the emergency medicine clinician.
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- A rapidly developing outbreak of clade Ib mpox among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men associated with severe proctitis, Northern Ireland, June 2026.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2026Article
- National Emergency Department Registry for Mpox: Coordinating Multisite Surveillance Networks to Inform Current and Future Outbreaks.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- Annular Lesions Mimicking Mpox in a Patient With HIV.The American Journal of dermatopathology · 2025Article
- Mpox virus (MPXV): comprehensive analysis of pandemic risks, pathophysiology, treatments, and mRNA vaccine development.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- Mpox and Viral Co-Infections: A Narrative Review.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Epidemiology, clinical presentation and outcome of human mpox in Rivers State, Nigeria during the 2022-23 outbreak: an observational retrospective study.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Observational
- MPXV: Update on Morphological and Morphogenesis Aspects Through Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopies and 3D Reconstruction.Journal of medical virology · 2025Article
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- Innate Immune Response to Monkeypox Virus Infection: Mechanisms and Immune Escape.Journal of innate immunity · 2024Review
- Demographic and clinical characteristics of people diagnosed with active sexually transmitted infections among monkeypox cases in Brazil: the 2022 outbreak.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2024Article
- Differential Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of mpox (Monkeypox): A Review for Dermatologists.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2023Review
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- Emergency department approach to monkeypox.World journal of emergency medicine · 2023Review
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7 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionMpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a public health emergency most commonly presenting with a painful rash and several systemic findings. However, there are several conditions that may mimic its presentation.
objectiveThis narrative review provides a focused overview of mpox mimics for emergency clinicians. DISCUSSION: Mpox is a global health emergency. The disease is primarily spread through contact, followed by the development of a centrifugally-spread rash that evolves from macules to papules to vesicles to pustules. This is often associated with lymphadenopathy and fever. As the rash is one of the most common presenting signs of the infection, patients mpox may present to the emergency department (ED) for further evaluation. There are a variety of mimics of mpox, including smallpox, varicella, primary and secondary syphilis, acute retroviral syndrome, and genital herpes simplex virus.
conclusionKnowledge of mpox and its mimics is vital for emergency clinicians to differentiate these conditions and ensure appropriate diagnosis and management.
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