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What Are The Symptoms Of Hand Foot Mouth Disease?
my one year old has small red dots on her legs, feet, arms and hands and larger red dot/rash on her face around her mouth. I took her to the doctor, he said he wasnt sure what it was but thinks it is hand foot mouth disease. she has had a fever light diarhea and been extrmely cranky.
Thu, 12 Mar 2015
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Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is generally due to coxsackivirus A 16 & enterovirus 71.
Patient present with fever, anorexia & malaise which are followed by sore throat and vesicles ( blisters ) on the buccal mucosa, tongue and dorsum or palms of hands and occasionally on the palate, uvula, tonsillar pillara, buttocks and feet.
The disease is highly infectious, with attack rate of almost 100 % among young children. Symptoms will resolve within in a week.
Thank you.
Welcome to HCM,
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is generally due to coxsackivirus A 16 & enterovirus 71.
Patient present with fever, anorexia & malaise which are followed by sore throat and vesicles ( blisters ) on the buccal mucosa, tongue and dorsum or palms of hands and occasionally on the palate, uvula, tonsillar pillara, buttocks and feet.
The disease is highly infectious, with attack rate of almost 100 % among young children. Symptoms will resolve within in a week.
Thank you.
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