Table 1

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of studied monkeypox patientsa, Barcelona, Spain, May–June 2022 (n = 12)

Characteristics Pat. 01 Pat. 02 Pat. 03 Pat. 04 Pat. 05 Pat. 06 Pat. 07 Pat. 08 Pat. 09 Pat. 10 Pat. 11 Pat. 12
Age (years) 30s 30s 40s 40s 40s 30s 40s 50s 40s 30s 30s 30s
Concomitant STIs No Syphilis No No No No No Syphilis No No No CT, NG
HIV status Neg Pos Pos Neg, on PrEP Neg, on PrEP Neg, on PrEP Neg, on PrEP Pos Pos Neg, on PrEP Neg, on PrEP Neg, on PrEP
Number of sexual partners (last month) 5–10 5–10 5–10 5–10 5–10 < 5 < 5 5–10 < 5 < 5 5–10 5–10
Epidemiological linka (Travel/contact) No / Yes No / Yes Spain / No Spain / No Italy / No NA / No No / No Spain / No No / Yes No / No No / Yes No / No
Localisation of skin lesions Arm, perianal area and trunk Genital area Anal area Perianal, chest and trunk Chest and legs Wrist, pectoral, fingers, hand and perianal area Ulcerated ventral tongue Trunk and genital area Genital lesions Perianal area Genital area Genital and anal area
Other symptoms Myalgia, fatigue Odynophagia, GM Myalgia, fever, Proctitis Proctalgia, odynophagia, GM Fever, myalgia, GM Fever, proctitis Headache, GM GM, fever Myalgia, GM GM, myalgia, proctitis NA Myalgia, GM
Smallpox vaccine NA NA NA NA Yes NA No Yes Yes No Yes No

CT: GM: general malaise; NA: not available; Neg: negative; NG: ; Pat.: patient; Pos: positive; PreP: pre-exposure prophylaxis; STI: sexually transmitted infection.

a All patients were men who have sex with men.

b Epidemiological links were investigated. Travel: History of travel outside Barcelona in the last month/ contact: history of close physical contact with a MPX positive case.