| Autor: |
Frieder Pfäfflin, Daniel Wendisch, Roland Scherer, Linda Jürgens, Gisèle Godzick-Njomgang, Eva Tranter, Pinkus Tober-Lau, Miriam Songa Stegemann, Victor Max Corman, Florian Kurth, Dirk Schürmann |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Infection. |
| ISSN: |
1439-0973 |
| Popis: |
Berlin is amongst the cities most affected by the current monkeypox outbreak. Here, we report clinical characteristics of the first patients with confirmed monkeypox admitted to our center. We analyzed anamnestic, clinical, and laboratory data. Within a period of 2 weeks, six patients were hospitalized in our unit. All were MSM and had practiced condomless receptive anal intercourse in the weeks preceding admission. The chief complaint in all patients but one was severe anal pain unprecedented in severity. Investigations revealed proctitis, as well as anal and rectal ulcers with detection of monkeypox virus. Our findings support the hypothesis that sexual transmission plays a role in the current outbreak. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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