Hand, foot and mouth disease. Oval blisters with a red base in child with Coxsackie virus A16 infection.
Tiny oval blisters on feet of girl with hand, foot and mouth disease.
Discrete erosion on tongue of child with hand, foot and mouth disease.
CLINICAL FEATURES
TREATMENT
The more common mild forms of the disease require no specific treatment. In the severe enterovirus 71 infection, intravenous immunoglobulin or the antiviral agent pleconaril have been reported as effective.
