Pharyngo-tonsillar involvement of Mpox in a cohort of men who have sex with men (MSM): A serious risk of missing diagnosis

Pharyngo-tonsillar involvement of Mpox in a cohort of men who have sex with men (MSM): A serious risk of missing diagnosis

During the 2022-outbreak, peculiar clinical presentations of Mpox have been described, some of which can make the diagnosis of the disease extremely challenging. Here we report a case series of fourteen patients with Mpox pharynogotonsillar involvement (PTI) seen at National Institute for Infectious...

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Main Authors: Carmela Pinnetti, Annalisa Mondi, Valentina Mazzotta, Serena Vita, Fabrizio Carletti, Camilla Aguglia, Alessia Beccacece, Alessandra Vergori, Roberta Gagliardini, Eliana Specchiarello, Tommaso Ascoli Bartoli, Francesco Baldini, Maria Letizia Giancola, Maria Beatrice Valli, Alessandra D'Abramo, Saba Gebremeskel Teklè, Carla Fontana, Anna Rosa Garbuglia, Enrico Girardi, Fabrizio Maggi, Francesco Vaia, Emanuele Nicastri, Andrea Antinori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Mpox
MPXV
MSM
Emerging infectious diseases
Pharyngo-tonsillitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123004021

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