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It claimed it "treats acne" and offered "83% improvement in acne lesions in four weeks".

Common symptoms of mpox include a skin rash or lesions filled with pus, which can last from two to four weeks.

The lesions are linked to a higher risk of neurological symptoms such as cognitive decline, balance problems, mood changes, and an increased likelihood of stroke and dementia.

These include unexplained skin lesions, feeling larvae move within a wound or the nose, mouth or eyes and seeing maggots in an open sore.

He said forensic doctors had found no "internal or external traumatic injuries" or burns, only a few bruises and healed lesions.