Most recent guidance from AAP on treating mpox. The Red Book is a highly trusted resource made by the American Association of Pediatricians. This chapter should likely be the first point of reference for diagnosis.
Chapter 767 from the Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. This chapter provides a description of the clinical course of mpox, as well as how best to prevent and treat it.
Chapter 343 from Goldman-Cecil Medicine. This resource provides an overview of mpox and other poxes, while laying out clinical manifestations and treatment plans.
Chapter 164 from Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. This resource provides a discussion of the properties of mpox before delving into treatments for the disease.
Browse recently-published articles from PubMed. To see more articles, click the "website" link beneath the last article.
Mpox illness, including severe infections, continue to occur across the United States. CDC urges clinicians to consider mpox when lesions consistent with mpox are observed in a patient, even if an alternate etiology (e.g., herpes simplex virus, syphilis) is considered more likely.
Mpox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. The monkeypox virus is in the same family of viruses as the smallpox virus. But mpox is less contagious than smallpox. And its disease causes milder symptoms and is usually not fatal.
While CDC works to contain the current mpox outbreak and learn more about the virus, this information can help you make informed choices when you are in situations or places where monkeypox could be spread.
