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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1428-4 |