TY - JOUR
T1 - Overlooked monkeypox cases among men having sex with men during the 2022 outbreak – a retrospective study
AU - Wieder-Feinsod, Anat
AU - Zilberman, Tal
AU - Erster, Oran
AU - Kolasko, Gal Wagner
AU - Biber, Asaf
AU - Gophen, Ruth
AU - Hoffman, Tomer
AU - Litchevsky, Vladislav
AU - Olmer, Liraz
AU - Yahav, Dafna
AU - Levy, Itzchak
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize overlooked cases of patients with monkeypox infection in the 2022 outbreak. Methods: Clinical characteristics of 26 patients who were misdiagnosed with other diseases were described. Results: Of the 26 patients who were misdiagnosed, six (23%) were given a diagnosis of bacterial tonsillitis, six (23%) were diagnosed with primary syphilis, five (19.2%) with oral or genital herpes, and four (15.3%) with bacterial proctitis or anal abscess. The average time interval between missed and right diagnosis was 4.4 days. There was no difference in the missed cases between the early and the later month of the outbreak. Conclusion: Monkeypox might still be commonly overlooked, especially in patients presenting with fever and sore throat or solitary ulcer as sole manifestations.
AB - Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize overlooked cases of patients with monkeypox infection in the 2022 outbreak. Methods: Clinical characteristics of 26 patients who were misdiagnosed with other diseases were described. Results: Of the 26 patients who were misdiagnosed, six (23%) were given a diagnosis of bacterial tonsillitis, six (23%) were diagnosed with primary syphilis, five (19.2%) with oral or genital herpes, and four (15.3%) with bacterial proctitis or anal abscess. The average time interval between missed and right diagnosis was 4.4 days. There was no difference in the missed cases between the early and the later month of the outbreak. Conclusion: Monkeypox might still be commonly overlooked, especially in patients presenting with fever and sore throat or solitary ulcer as sole manifestations.
KW - MSM
KW - Misdiagnosis
KW - Monkeypox
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.12.014
DO - 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.12.014
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C2 - 36529372
AN - SCOPUS:85146087652
SN - 1201-9712
VL - 128
SP - 58
EP - 60
JO - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
ER -