Hand-foot-mouth Disease in an Immunocompetent Adult
2nd International Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Congress, Antalya, Türkiye, 16 - 19 Nisan 2015, ss.274, (Özet Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
- Basıldığı Şehir: Antalya
- Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.274
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
BACKGROuND: Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a highly infectious childhood disease and mostly caused by coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus 71. It is a benign self-limiting disease and characterized by mild clinical symptoms including fever with typical erythematous papules on the hands, feet, and oral cavity. This disease is rarely seen in healthy adults. CASE PRESENTATİON: A 39-year-old Turkish male applied with fever, sore throat, malaise and multiple vesicles on both palms and soles. His 5-year-old son had same symptoms and had been diagnosed with HFMD 7 days ago. The patient was diagnosed with HFMD based on history, characteristic skin lesions and PCR analysis and was treated symptomatically. The lesions resolved spontaneously in 10 days without any complications during a 3-month follow-up. CONCLuSION: In this report, we describe a case of HFMD caused by coxsackievirus A16 in an immunocompetent adult. Although HFMD is rarely seen in healthy adults, the disease should always be kept in mind in patients who present with fever, malaise and maculopapular rashes.