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. 2022 Aug 17. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.017

Box 1.

Differential diagnoses of monkeypox-type dermatoses in pregnancy

Appearance of monkeypox lesion Possible pregnancy-related causes
Maculopapular rash
  • Measles

  • Rubella

  • Cytomegalovirus and toxoplasmosis

  • Secondary syphilis

  • Atopic eruption of pregnancy

  • Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy

Vesiculopustular rash
  • Varicella zoster

  • Pemphigoid gestationis

  • Hand-foot-and-mouth disease

Anogenital ulcer
  • Herpes simplex

  • Lymphogranuloma venereum

Dashraath. Monkeypox and pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022.