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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 148-150 |
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An atypical manifestation of hand-foot and mouth disease involving the genitalia
Bharathi Ravikumar1, Rajesh Munusamy1, Manobalan Karunanandhan2
1 Department of Dermatology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Karaikal, India
2 Department of Dermatology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University; Department of Dermatology and STD, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Karaikal, India
Correspondence Address:
Manobalan Karunanandhan
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Pillayarkuppam, Puducherry - 607 402
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijpd.IJPD_113_20
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Hand-foot and mouth disease (HFMD), an acute viral illness, is caused by the Coxsackievirus (CV) that commonly affects young children. We report a case of a 15-month-old female child with painful erosions over the genitalia, following which she developed erythematous macules over the palms and soles. Viral polymerase chain reaction was positive for CV. She was diagnosed to have atypical HFMD. HFMD with atypical manifestations involving the genitalia as initial presentation is a quite unusual or under-reported entity. Prompt recognition of atypical features of HFMD aids in early diagnosis and defers detailed evaluation.
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