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The hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious frequent, mild disease affecting particularly children between the ages of 1 and 5 years. It usually lasts 3-5 days. It is caused by several viruses of the family of the enterovirus. The hand, foot and mouth disease usually has the following symptoms: mouth ulcers, blisters or pimples on the hands and/or feet, low grade fever or fever and irritability. The diagnosis is achieved through physical examination by a pediatrician, and does not usually require additional tests. The treatment is symptomatic (with Paracetamol/Acetaminophen and/or Ibuprofen), soft, cold food and drinking fluids).
- American Academy of Pediatrics. Enterovirus (nonpoliovirus). In: Red Book: 2015 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 30th, Kimberlin DW, Brady MT, Jackson MA, Long SS. (Eds), American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL 2015. p.333.
- Stellrecht KA, Lamson DA, Romero JR. Enteroviruses and parechoviruses. In: Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 11th, Jorgensen JH, Pfaller MA, Carroll KC, et al. (Eds), American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC 2015. p.1536.
- Nelson textbook of pediatrics. Robert M. Kliegman, Bonita F. Stanton, Joseph W. St. Geme, III, Nina F. Schor ; editor emeritus, Richard E. Behrman (2016).
- A guide to clinical management and public health response for hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) / World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region, Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention Centre (2011).
Dr. Oscar Garcia-Esquirol
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