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Rapid communication: Persistent morbidity in Clade IIb mpox patients: interim results of a long-term follow-up study, Belgium, June to November 2022. Image Credit: Dotted Yeti / Shutterstock
About the rapid communication In the present rapid communication, researchers reported on MPOX-associated morbidities, analyzing initial sexual health clinic visit data of an ongoing study conducted on MPOX patients between June and November 2022. Results Out of 169 individuals, 56% attended sexual health clinics at the initial follow-up; however, only 64% of them visited the clinic during the foreseen period, and the remaining 34 individuals returned for their initial visit following seven weeks to 20 weeks. On the whole, 42 out of 61 individuals in the early period and 22 out of 34 individuals in the late period documented medium-term MPOX-associated morbidities.
Three individuals experienced moderate-severe levels of anxiety, three individuals experienced depression of similar intensity, and elevated stress levels were reported for two individuals. Among late group individuals, 14 presented with proctitis or perianal lesions in the acute MPOX period, among which eight individuals documented residual anorectal symptoms and signs.
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