Table 2. Clinical characteristics of symptomatic patients with monkeypox in Marseille during the 2022 outbreak in southern France*.
| Variable | No. (%) patients |
|---|---|
| Systemic features | |
| >1 systemic feature | 98 (73) |
| Systemic symptoms before rash onset | 90 (69.8) |
| Fever | 72 (55.8) |
| Influenza-like illness | 44 (35.1) |
| Sore throat |
11 (8.5) |
| Clinical features of rash | |
| Approximate number of lesions | |
| >50 | 0 |
| 11–50 | 17 (13.2) |
| 1–10 | 98 (73) |
| Type of lesion | |
| Papular | 26 (21) |
| Vesicular | 60 (49) |
| Pustular | 25 (20) |
| Scabbed | 10 (7.8) |
| Asynchronous rash |
41 (30.1) |
| Lesion location | |
| Genital | 68 (52.7) |
| Perianal | 63 (48.8) |
| Oral ulcer | 3 (2.3) |
| Perioral | 22 (17.1) |
| Hands and feet | 13 (10.1) |
| Trunk |
28 (21.7) |
| Lymphadenopathy | |
| Any lymphadenopathy | 51 (39.5) |
| Regional at site of lesion | 47 (36.4) |
| Cervical | 26 (20.2) |
| Inguinal | 28 (21.7) |
| Generalized |
4 (3.1) |
| Complications | |
| Any complication | 34 (26.4) |
| Complication by type | |
| Proctitis | 30 (23.3) |
| Tonsillitis | 5 (3.9) |
| Penile edema | 5 (3.9) |
| Bacterial skin abscess | 4 (3.1%) |
| Exanthem | 3 (2.3%) |
*Total number of patients evaluated was 129.