Vesiculoulcerative stomatitis
Papular or vesicular exanthem on the hands a...
History of ill contacts
Family members or close contacts are often similarly affected.
Incubation period 3 to 6 days
Any fever, pain, or other symptoms
A mild prodrome occasionally preced...
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is usually self-limited and uncomplicated, resolving within 7 to 10 days.
No specific therapy is indicated or usually necessary. Most cases are m...
American Academy of Pediatrics. Enterovirus (nonpoliovirus). In: Kimberlin DW, Brady MT, Jackson MA, et al, eds. Red Book: 2015 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. Itas...
074.3 Hand, foot, and mouth disease
079.2 Coxsackie virus infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
B08.4 Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem
B34.1 En...
Q: What is in the “magic mouthwash” often used to relieve the pain of stomatitis?
A: Many health care providers will prescribe a magic mouthwash for symptomatic relief of oral ulcers, pharyngitis, ...
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FIG. 11.8. Coxsackie hand-foot-and-mouth disease. A: A hand and a foot of this child show isolated vesicles compared with the grouped vesicles seen in the patient in Figure 11.7 with a herpetic infection. The child also had palatal lesions. B: Scattered petechiae appear centrally, and there is a vesicle posteriorly at the junction of the hard and soft palates. Coxsackievirus produces lesions toward the posterior of the oropharynx, whereas herpes simplex virus appears anteriorly.
FIG. 11.8. Coxsackie hand-foot-and-mouth disease. A: A hand and a foot of this child show isolated vesicles compared with the grouped vesi...
Hand-foot-mouth disease in a young child with fever and irritability