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Mpox pneumonia is a prominent severe phenotype, but systematic reports from China are scarce.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This multicenter retrospective study analyzed 41 HIV-infected patients with Mpox (June 2022\u2013February 2025), divided into a pneumonia group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f21) and a control group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f20). Clinical, laboratory, and thin-section chest computed tomography (CT) findings, multisystem involvement, outcomes, and the roles of immune status and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence were compared.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All patients were men who have sex with men. Mpox pneumonia occurred almost exclusively in patients with CD4\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                      T-cell counts &amp;lt;200\/\u03bcL. Thin-section CT revealed multiple, randomly distributed, well-demarcated, non-enhancing nodules (2\u201336\u202fmm), consistent with hematogenous necrotizing lesions. All pneumonia cases had \u22652 organ systems involved (e.g., proctitis, necrotic skin lesions, intestinal obstruction, sepsis). Compared with controls, pneumonia patients showed more frequent inflammation and organ injury markers (elevated C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, D-dimer, creatinine, and anemia). The case fatality rate was 38.1% (8\/21) in the pneumonia group versus 0% in controls. Patients with consistent ART recovered, whereas all deaths occurred in those untreated or with irregular ART adherence.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mpox pneumonia in HIV-infected individuals primarily affects those with advanced immunosuppression, presenting with disseminated necrotizing pulmonary nodules, multisystem involvement, and high mortality. Consistent ART markedly improves prognosis, highlighting the need for early identification of high-risk patients and integrated management\u2014including sustained ART and targeted Mpox treatment\u2014to reduce severe outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2025.1705001","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,20]],"date-time":"2025-11-20T06:19:48Z","timestamp":1763619588000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Clinical and radiological characteristics of Mpox pneumonia in immunosuppressed HIV-infected patients: a multicenter study from China"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Wei","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhongkai","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chunwang","family":"Yuan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fuxiang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yue","family":"Yin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lingling","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yanbin","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Budong","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hongjun","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"9","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pneumo.2008.08.002","article-title":"Varicella pneumonia: a serious complication of varicella in adults","volume":"65","author":"Abdelghani","year":"2009","journal-title":"Rev. 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