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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2], Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[3]

Overview

The outbreaks of hand foot mouth disease occur during the period of warm temperatures of spring, summer, and fall, showing a strong seasonal pattern. Hand foot mouth disease affects infants and children, and is quite common.The symptoms appear within 3 days to 1 week after the infection with mild fever, poor appetite, malaise and sore throat, followed by development of painful sores develop in the mouth.

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Natural History

The outbreaks of hand foot mouth disease occur during the period of warm temperatures of spring, summer, and fall, showing a strong seasonal pattern.[1] Hand foot mouth disease affects infants and children, and is quite common. It is highly contagious and is spread through direct contact with the mucus or feces of an infected person. Transmission is by direct contact with nose and throat discharges, saliva, fluid from blisters, or stools of an infected person. It typically occurs in small epidemics in nursery schools or kindergartens, usually during the summer and autumn months.The symptoms appear within 3 days to 1 week after the infection with mild fever, poor appetite, malaise and sore throat, followed by development of painful sores develop in the mouth. The mouth ulcers are usually seen on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks. The skin rash develops over 1 to 2 days as a flat red patch with blisters on the palms and foot. Hand foot mouth disease usually resolves in a week to 10 days, but very rarely complications such as meningitis and acute flaccid paralysis can occur.

Complications

Complications of hand foot and mouth disease include:

Prognosis

Hand foot mouth disease is a self limiting disease and complete recovery occurs in 5 to 7 days. In very few patients prognosis is poor with the development of pulmonary hemorrhage, abnormal blood pressures and elevated serum lactate.[9]

References

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  3. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/hfhf.htm#10
  4. Gan XL, Zhang TD (2017). "Onychomadesis after hand-foot-and-mouth disease". CMAJ. 189 (7): E279. doi:10.1503/cmaj.160388. PMC 5318214. PMID 28246241.
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  7. Zhou L, Li Y, Mai Z, Qiang X, Wang S, Yu T; et al. (2015). "[Clinical feature of severe hand, foot and mouth disease with acute pulmonary edema in pediatric patients]". Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue. 27 (7): 563–7. doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4352.2015.07.005. PMID 26138417.
  8. Zhang YF, Deng HL, Fu J, Zhang Y, Wei JQ (2016). "Pancreatitis in hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by enterovirus 71". World J Gastroenterol. 22 (6): 2149–52. doi:10.3748/wjg.v22.i6.2149. PMC 4726688. PMID 26877620.
  9. Song CL, Cheng YB, Chen D, Gu X, Li HB, Yan XQ (2014). "[Risk factors for death in children with severe hand, foot and mouth disease]". Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 16 (10): 1033–6. PMID 25344186.

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