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MPox virus: an unusual aetiology of peritonitis
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We describe a rare case of severe disseminated monkeypox (MPox) virus infection complicated by peritonitis in a 44-year-old man living with well-controlled HIV. The patient was successfully treated with tecovirimat without requiring surgery. MPox should be considered in the differential diagnosis of non-bacterial peritonitis in patients at risk of infection.

  • HIV
  • homosexuality, male
  • virology
  • gastroenterology
  • disease transmission, infectious

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https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2022-055704

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