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Hand, foot, and mouth disease in adults caused by Coxsackievirus B1-B6
| Summary: | Abstract Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral rickettsial disease caused by Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus 71 in most cases. It is commonly seen in children under ten years old, who present oral enanthema and a macular, maculopapular, or vesicular rash on their hands and feet. However, an increase in cases caused by other viral serotypes was observed in adults in recent years with various clinical presentations and a troublesome diagnosis. Three cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease are reported to show the clinical variability and diagnostic complexity that this disease may present in adult patients. |
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| Main Authors: | Di Prinzio,Anama |
| Other Authors: | Bastard,Dolores Pilar; Torre,Ana Clara; Mazzuoccolo,Luis Daniel |
| Subject: | Adults Enterovirus Hand, foot and mouth disease |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Document type: | report |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | IBICT |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Oasisbr |
| Summary: | Abstract Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral rickettsial disease caused by Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus 71 in most cases. It is commonly seen in children under ten years old, who present oral enanthema and a macular, maculopapular, or vesicular rash on their hands and feet. However, an increase in cases caused by other viral serotypes was observed in adults in recent years with various clinical presentations and a troublesome diagnosis. Three cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease are reported to show the clinical variability and diagnostic complexity that this disease may present in adult patients. |
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