Mpox Presenting as Proctitis in Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Michal Yakubovsky, David Shasha, Shelley Reich, Luba Tau, Nadav Friedel, Ora Halutz, Michal Dekel, Suzy Meijer, Ronen Ben-Ami, Yael Paran
Author Information
Michal Yakubovsky: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. ORCID
David Shasha: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Shelley Reich: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Luba Tau: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. ORCID
Nadav Friedel: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ora Halutz: Department of Clinical Laboratories, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Michal Dekel: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Suzy Meijer: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ronen Ben-Ami: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Yael Paran: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. ORCID
In our cohort of 70 patients of men who have sex with men (MSM) with mpox, more than one-third presented with proctitis. In two-thirds of proctitis patients, there was no typical rash upon presentation, and in one-fifth, there was no rash at all, making the diagnosis a challenge. A rectal swab for mpox polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can be diagnostic.
Humans
Male
Homosexuality, Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Proctitis
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Mpox, Monkeypox
