Clinical considerations for pain management of monkeypox

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology.
• Description:
  Updated September 15, 2022
  
  Who this is for: Healthcare professionals providing care for people with monkeypox.
  
  What this is for: Considerations for pain management in people with monkeypox.
  
  How to use: This information is intended as an aid for healthcare facilities and healthcare professionals developing plans for monkeypox treatment.
  
  Key Points
  
  • Pain is a common symptom of monkeypox virus infection, and specific considerations regarding management of pain as well as specific sites or complications of disease (e.g., proctitis) are reviewed.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Symptomatic manifestations of monkeypox -- Complications of monkeypox -- General Considerations for Pain Management -- Proctitis -- Genital Lesions -- Oropharyngeal lesions -- Pruritis / Itching.
• Subjects:
  Mpox (monkeypox) Pain Management Physicians' Offices
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:776828140dbb59c55eba01426a8fe829521c1d13778ee7ec8d2931d05970633f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121253/cdc_121253_DS1.pdf
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