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Published in: Infection 3/2018

01-06-2018 | Images in Infection

Hand, foot and mouth disease in an adult

Authors: Emilio Pintor, Benjamín Herreros, Pedro Gargantilla, Maria Jose Gutiérrez

Published in: Infection | Issue 3/2018

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A 41-year-old healthy male presented with a 3-day history of high-grade fever (40 °C) followed by painful sores in his mouth, tongue and throat along with odynophagia. Two days after the fever appearance, he felt pain and burning sensation in the distal part of his fingers and toes with appearance of a macular rash in distal parts of both hands. He denied any significant medical or surgical history, having taken medications, and had no allergies. Family history revealed the patient’s 2-year-old daughter recently had H.F.M.D. from an outbreak at her daycare. …
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Metadata
Title
Hand, foot and mouth disease in an adult
Authors
Emilio Pintor
Benjamín Herreros
Pedro Gargantilla
Maria Jose Gutiérrez
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-018-1118-4

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