TY - JOUR T1 - MPox virus: an unusual aetiology of peritonitis JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect DO - 10.1136/sextrans-2022-055704 SP - sextrans-2022-055704 AU - Audrey Courdurié AU - Matthieu Buscot AU - Géraldine Gonfrier AU - Johan Courjon AU - Constantin Oncioiu AU - Elisa Demonchy AU - Michel Carles Y1 - 2023/03/16 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/early/2023/03/16/sextrans-2022-055704.abstract N2 - 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. ER -