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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Includes echovirus and coxsackie | *Includes [[enterovirus D68]] echovirus and coxsackie | ||
*Rubella-like appearance of rash w/ discrete maculopapular nonpruritic rash | *Rubella-like appearance of rash w/ discrete maculopapular nonpruritic rash | ||
*No specific therapy; self-limited | *No specific therapy; self-limited | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 8 September 2014
Background
- Includes enterovirus D68 echovirus and coxsackie
- Rubella-like appearance of rash w/ discrete maculopapular nonpruritic rash
- No specific therapy; self-limited
Types
Herpangina
- Caused by coxsackievirus
- Prodrome
- Sudden onset of high fever, sore throat, malaise
- Rash appears 24-48hr after prodrome
- Vesicles 1-2 mm in size that rupture leaving shallow, painful whitish ulcers on soft palate/posterior pharynx
- Similar to hand, foot, mouth disease but w/o skin lesions
- Lasts 7-10d