Hand Foot Mouth Disease. A Literature Review and A Clinical Case

The disease hand foot mouth (HFMD) is a common viral infection characterized by vesicular stomatitis and skin exanthema on the palms and soles. The disease usually affects small children and is caused by enteroviruses. Oral lesions can be mistaken for aphthous or herpetic ulcers seen in herpetic gingivastomatitis as well as those observed in cases of herpangina. We present a clinical case of a 3 year old boy with single lesions in the oral cavity, with atypical initial manifestation of skin rash on the limbs. Objective To present a clinical case of the disease hand foot mouth of a 3 year old with atypical onset of skin rash and nn-manifest involvement of the oral mucosa.