Clinical features and novel presentations of human monkeypox in a central London centre during the 2022 outbreak: descriptive case series.
Aatish PatelJulia BilinskaJerry C H TamDayana Da Silva FontouraClaire Y MasonAnna DauntLuke B SnellJamie MurphyJack PotterCecilia TuudahRohan SundramoorthiMovin AbeywickremaCaitlin PleyVasanth NaiduGaia NebbiaEmma AaronsAlina BotgrosSam T DouthwaiteClaire van Nispen Tot PannerdenHelen WinslowAisling BrownDaniella ChiltonAchyuta NoriPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2022)
These findings confirm the ongoing unprecedented community transmission of monkeypox virus among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men seen in the UK and many other non-endemic countries. A variable temporal association was observed between mucocutaneous and systemic features, suggesting a new clinical course to the disease. New clinical presentations of monkeypox infection were identified, including rectal pain and penile oedema. These presentations should be included in public health messaging to aid early diagnosis and reduce onward transmission.
Keyphrases
- men who have sex with men
- hiv testing
- hiv positive
- public health
- endothelial cells
- cross sectional
- chronic pain
- healthcare
- mental health
- pain management
- smoking cessation
- neuropathic pain
- rectal cancer
- prostate cancer
- pluripotent stem cells
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- spinal cord injury
- global health
- drug induced
- radical prostatectomy