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SUBMITTER: Chatproedprai S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4504872 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chatproedprai Susheera S Tempark Therdpong T Wanlapakorn Nasamon N Puenpa Jiratchaya J Wananukul Siriwan S Poovorawan Yong Y
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<h4>Background</h4>Hand, food, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a highly contagious disease caused by enteroviruses infection. It is a health problem in young children under 5 years of age worldwide. The common causative agents are coxsackievirus A 16 (CA16) and enterovirus 71 (EV71). In recent years, coxsackievirus A6 (CA6) has emerged to be one of the major etiologic agents of HFMD worldwide including in Thailand.<h4>Case description</h4>We reported cases with unusual skin manifestations of CA6-ass ...[more]