Table 1. Summary of included case reports.

N = number of patients

Polymerase chain reaction or Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used in all case reports to diagnose monkeypox infection.

Author, Year	N	Age	Gender	Pain Initial Symptom?	Pain region	Pain Intensity	Treatment
Oprea, 2022 [20]	1	30	Male	Yes	Ano-rectal	Severe. No score reported	Topical treatment (not specified)
Costello, 2022 [21]	1	28	Male	Yes	Forehead	Not reported	Not reported
Hammerschlag, 2022 [22]	1	30s	Male	No	Genital	Not reported	Oral analgesia (not specified)
Pembi, 2022 [23]	1	30	Male	No	Lymphadenopathy	Not reported	Acetaminophen
Patrocinio-Jesus, 2022 [24]	1	31	Male	No	Lymphadenopathy	Not reported	Not reported