Monkeypox Virus Infection in 22-Year-Old Woman after Sexual Intercourse, New York, USA

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jan;29(1):222-223. doi: 10.3201/eid2901.221662. Epub 2022 Nov 10.

Abstract

We report a case of a 22-year-old woman in New York, USA, who had painful vulvar and intravaginal lesions after sexual intercourse and tested positive for monkeypox virus. Literature documenting the clinical manifestations of monkeypox in female genitalia remains insufficient.

Keywords: New York; United States; monkeypox; sexually transmitted infections; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coitus
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Monkeypox virus*
  • Mpox (monkeypox)*
  • New York
  • Young Adult