Table 3.
Characteristics of ten patients who did not have skin lesions.
| Age | Duration of symptoms before attending the clinic (days) | Lesionsa | Systemic symptomsa | Other symptomsa | Contact with mpox caseb | Additional relevant information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 5 | No | Fever | Tonsillitis, lymphadenopathy | Yes | – |
| 46 | 5 | No | – | Proctitis, urethritis | No | – |
| 38 | 12 | No | Fever | Proctitis | No | – |
| 41 | 3 | No | – | Proctitis | No | – |
| 31 | 13 | No | Fever, headache, back pain | Proctitis, lymphadenopathy | Yes | – |
| 59 | 9 | No | Fever, back pain | – | Yes | – |
| 72 | 24 | No | Fever, shivers, tiredness | Proctitis, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, lymphadenopathy | No | Co-infection Shigella |
| 30 | 3 | No | Tiredness, myalgia | – | Yes | – |
| 60 | 1 | No | Cough, shivers, tiredness | – | Yes | – |
| 26 | 18 | Yesc | Fever, shivers, tiredness | Proctitis, throat ache, lymphadenopathy | No | – |
a
Present at the time of visit clinic or patient reported that these symptoms had been present before visit clinic. .
b
Contact with a confirmed or suspected case in the 3 weeks before onset of symptoms.
c
Patient noticed a lesion at his oral mucosa 5 days before visit clinic that was no longer visible during clinical examination.