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World J Clin Cases. Oct 26, 2023; 11(30): 7418-7423
Published online Oct 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i30.7418
Published online Oct 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i30.7418
Near obstructing painful anorectal mass and facial rash in a man with monkeypox: A case report
Kesiena Akpoigbe, Joan Culpepper-Morgan, Department of Gastroenterology, Columbia University Medical Center Health + Hospitals/Harlem Affiliation, New York, NY 10037, United States
Jones Yannick, Department of Internal Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center Health + Hospitals/Harlem Affiliation, New York, NY 10037, United States
Author contributions: Akpoigbe K contributed to general concept, content development, writing of the manuscript, literature review, intellectual contribution; Culpepper-Morgan J contributed to approval of manuscript, content development, writing of manuscript, intellectual contribution; Jones Y contributed to information collection, intellectual contribution, writing of manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Kesiena Akpoigbe, MD, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, Columbia University Medical Center Health + Hospitals/Harlem Affiliation, 506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037, United States. kessakpos@yahoo.com
Received: July 14, 2023
Peer-review started: July 14, 2023
First decision: August 30, 2023
Revised: September 21, 2023
Accepted: September 28, 2023
Article in press: September 28, 2023
Published online: October 26, 2023
Peer-review started: July 14, 2023
First decision: August 30, 2023
Revised: September 21, 2023
Accepted: September 28, 2023
Article in press: September 28, 2023
Published online: October 26, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: Monkeypox (MPX) is a differential diagnosis of proctitis in Men who have sex with Men (MSM). In immunocompetent MSM, MPX is likely to be self-limited. However, severe MPX infection characterized by a total body rash and painful obstructing rectal mass, can be fatal in patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The gastroenterologist must be aware of this presentation and be able to distinguish MPX from other infections.