Analysis of Monkeypox Virus Exposures and Lesions by Anatomic Site

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Nov;30(11):2381-2384. doi: 10.3201/eid3011.241120. Epub 2024 Oct 4.

Abstract

We used cross-sectional data from 226 patients with monkeypox virus to investigate the association between anatomic exposure site and lesion development. Penile, anorectal, and oral exposures predicted lesion presence at correlating anatomic sites. Exposure site also predicted the first lesion site of the penis and anus.

Keywords: Canada; GeoSentinel Network; Italy; Mpox; United States; exposure site; lesions; monkeypox virus; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anal Canal / pathology
  • Anal Canal / virology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Monkeypox virus*
  • Mpox, Monkeypox* / epidemiology
  • Mpox, Monkeypox* / virology
  • Penis / pathology
  • Penis / virology
  • Rectum / pathology
  • Rectum / virology
  • Young Adult