Enterovirus 71-associated hand, foot and mouth diseases with neurologic symptoms, a university hospital experience in Korea, 2009

• Main Authors: Hye Kyung Cho (Author), Na Yong Lee (Author), Hyunju Lee (Author), Hae Soon Kim (Author), Jeong Wan Seo (Author), Young Mi Hong (Author), Seung Joo Lee (Author), Sun Wha Lee (Author), Doo Sung Cheon (Author), Ji Young Hong (Author), Byung Hak Kang (Author), Jong-Hyun Kim (Author), Kyung-Hyo Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeHand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral illness in children, which is usually mild and self-limiting. However, in recent epidemics of HFMD in Asia, enterovirus 71 (EV71) has been recognized as a causative agent with severe neurological symptoms with or without cardiopulmonary involve...