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Pharyngeal and vesiculopustular fluid swabs were positive for MP DNA on a previously described real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay I . i 2 The patient was admitted to our infectious diseases unit. His medical history was positive for past nodal tuberculosis and untreated chronic hepatitis C virus infection. GLO:F03/01nov22:bjd21773-toc-0001.jpg PHOTO (COLOR): . gl Dear Editor, The recent monkeypox (MP) outbreak is an increasingly alarming public health concern, as multiple clusters are being identified throughout Europe, especially in men who have sex with men (MSM).1-3 This emerging zoonotic disease is transmitted through intimate contact and air droplets, with the possibility of spread via sexual fluids still under investigation.2,4,5 A 44-year-old Ukrainian individual, identifying himself as an MSM, presented to the sexually transmitted diseases outpatient service of our dermatology unit in Milan for an asymptomatic cutaneous eruption that had appeared 5 days before on his external genitalia and the third finger of his right hand. [Extracted from the article]