Coxsackievirus A6–Induced Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
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Coxsackievirus A6-induced hand-foot-mouth disease.
IMPORTANCE Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute, self-limited, highly contagious viral illness that commonly affects children younger than 5 years. It is most typically caused by enterovirus 71 or coxsackievirus A16 and results in asymptomatic infection or mild disease. Immunocompetent adults are rarely affected. Recently, there have been increasing reports of a more severe form of HFMD a...
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Hand foot and mouth disease is an acute viral illness caused by the Coxsackie virus. The contagious nature of the disease is threatening as the disease primarily affects the children of school going age. As the name suggests, typical lesions will be seen over the hands, feet and in the oral cavity. The child gets irritated, febrile and lethargic. Oral lesions can add up to the general weakness ...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Dermatology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2168-6068
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.6777