Nasza Dermatologia Online (Apr 2013)

Hand, Foot and Mouth disease in northeastern part of Romania in 2012

  • Anca Chiriac,
  • Cristina Birsan,
  • Anca E. Chiriac,
  • Tudor Pinteala,
  • Liliana Foia

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 226 – 229

Abstract

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Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute viral infection that occurs usually among children in summer. This paper reports a high incidence of HFMD in children and adults, occurred in summer-autumn 2012 in the northeastern part of Romania. We present a few cases with some atypical clinical manifestations.

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