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

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

• monkeypox
• zoonoses
• viruses
• sexually transmitted infections
• New York
• United States