Lymphofollicular lesions associated with monkeypox (Mpox) virus proctitis
oleh: Valentina Mazzotta, Laura Scorzolini, Laura Falasca, Raffaella Lionetti, Camilla Aguglia, Dimitra Kontogiannis, Daniele Colombo, Francesca Colavita, Maria Grazia De Palo, Fabrizio Carletti, Annalisa Mondi, Carmela Pinnetti, Gaetano Maffongelli, Anna Rosa Garbuglia, Francesco Baldini, Angela Corpolongo, Fabrizio Maggi, Gianpiero D'Offizi, Enrico Girardi, Francesco Vaia, Emanuele Nicastri, Franca Del Nonno, Andrea Antinori
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2023-05-01 |
Deskripsi
In the recent 2022 monkeypox (Mpox) global outbreak, cases have been mostly documented among men who have sex with men. Proctitis was reported in almost 14% of cases. In this study, four Mpox-confirmed cases requiring hospitalizations for severe proctitis were characterized by clinical, virological, microbiological, endoscopic, and histological aspects. The study showed the presence of lymphofollicular lesions associated with Mpox virus rectal infection for the first time.