Hand-foot-mouth Syndrome, Viral Infections, Exanthem - DermAtlas

Contributor

Shokri Khazal

Diagnosis

hand-foot-mouth syndrome viral infections, exanthem

Body Site

hand

Age

3 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

scattered

Color

red white/hypo

Morphology

papule

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 3-year-old boy developed papules and vesicles on his hands and feet and shallow painful ulcers on his palate following 3 days of low grade fever. Note that the vesicles are somewhat elongated and arise from a red base.

Description

symmetric acral red papules and elongated vesicles on a red base

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1/21/2007 21:47:20

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