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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
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pathogen =
coxsackie A16
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mild symptoms of low grade fever, sore-throat
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enanthem:
90%; apthae-like erosions, small and asymptomatic
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cutaneous lesions:
2/3
of patients…
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within 24 hours of enanthem
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red macules that rapidly become pale, white, oval to cigar-shaped vesicles with a red areola
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hands and feet, especially palms and soles
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heal in 7 days without crusting or scarring
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no treatment needed
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culture virus from stool; acute and convalescent serum titers
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histology: reticular degeneration (multilocular blisters vs. herpes virus)