Report of a rare case of hand-foot-mouth disease in a adult woman with systemic arthritis

Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is a highly infectious disease, rare in adults which usually presents a painfull stomatitis. We describe a rare case of HFMD in a 34-year-old woman with medical history of recent intestinal infection and systemic arthritis with only oral and hands involvement. Addition...

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Published in:	Brazilian dental science Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 125 - 130
Main Authors:	Nóbrega, Luciana Eloísa da Silva Castro, De Oliveira, Viviane Alves, De Oliveira, Patrícia Teixeira, Da Silveira, Éricka Janine Dantas, De Medeiros, Ana Myriam Costa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	14-12-2016
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Summary:	Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is a highly infectious disease, rare in adults which usually presents a painfull stomatitis. We describe a rare case of HFMD in a 34-year-old woman with medical history of recent intestinal infection and systemic arthritis with only oral and hands involvement. Additionally, we discuss diagnosis and treatment of this disease and reinforce the importance of the correct diagnosis because delayed diagnosis can cause spread of the disease.Keywords: Adult; Arthritis; Mouth diseases.
ISSN:	2178-6011 2178-6011
DOI:	10.14295/bds.2016.v19i4.1261