A case report of a teenager with severe hand, foot, and mouth disease with brainstem encephalitis caused by enterovirus 71

A case report of a teenager with severe hand, foot, and mouth disease with brainstem encephalitis caused by enterovirus 71

Abstract Background Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute viral infection occurring mostly in infants and children. Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection mostly occurs in children < 5 years of age. Severe cases, however, are usually encountered in children under the age of 3 years, and excee...

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Main Authors: Ying-Fu Chen, Lan Hu, Feng Xu, Cheng-jun Liu, Jing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
HFMD
Enterovirus 71
Brainstem encephalitis
Teenager patient
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1428-4

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