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Hand, foot, and mouth disease: a case report
L A Cabral1, J D Almeida, M L de Oliveira
1Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry of São José dos Campos, UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Quintessence International (Berlin, Germany : 1985)
|June 27, 1998
Abstract:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral infection related to coxsackieviruses A5, A6, A9, and A10, coxsackieviruses B2 and B5, and echovirus 11. It generally affects children, but this article presents a clinical case of a young woman with hand, foot, and mouth disease. Patients with this disease have oral and skin lesions that may be confused with other diseases. The differential diagnosis is very important because both dental and medical professionals may misdiagnose the disease and sometimes prescribe an inappropriate medication.