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Hand foot and mouth disease in adults - a case report
| Resumo: | Hand foot and mouth disease is a common viral infection, often caused by coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus 71, affecting mainly children under 10 years of age. In general, it is a benign condition, characterized by fever and vesicles in the mouth and on distal extremities, but it may also be related with more serious complications such as meningoencephalitis and myocarditis. The authors report a case of hand foot and mouth disease in a 27-years old immunocompetent adult presenting papules on the hands, feet, and in the oral cavity, evolving to vesicles. The clinical exuberance and the prolonged course of the disease were other unusual features. |
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| Autores principais: | Amálio, Sofia |
| Outros Autores: | La Féria, Pedro; Ávila, Paulo; Matos, Raquel; Faro, Teresa; Mendonça, Manuel; Santos, Teresinha; Marques, Jorge |
| Assunto: | doença pés mãos boca enterovírus vírus coxsackie adulto imunocompetente Hand foot and mouth disease Enterovirus Coxsackievirus immunocompetent Adult |
| Ano: | 2013 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Resumo: | Hand foot and mouth disease is a common viral infection, often caused by coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus 71, affecting mainly children under 10 years of age. In general, it is a benign condition, characterized by fever and vesicles in the mouth and on distal extremities, but it may also be related with more serious complications such as meningoencephalitis and myocarditis. The authors report a case of hand foot and mouth disease in a 27-years old immunocompetent adult presenting papules on the hands, feet, and in the oral cavity, evolving to vesicles. The clinical exuberance and the prolonged course of the disease were other unusual features. |
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