Detection of hand, foot and mouth disease in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico

• Main Authors: Carlos Machain-Williams (Author), Alma R. Dzul-Rosado (Author), Aarón B. Yeh-Gorocica (Author), Katia G. Rodriguez-Ruz (Author), Henry Noh-Pech (Author), Lourdes Talavera-Aguilar (Author), Ma. Isabel Salazar (Author), María Eugenia Castro-Mussot (Author), Guadalupe Reyes-Solis (Author), Julián E. Garcia-Rejon (Author), Fernando I. Puerto-Manzano (Author), Bradley J. Blitvich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report a case of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in a 5-year-old male from Merida City in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. A clinical and physical examination revealed that the patient had symptoms typical of HFMD, including fever, fatigue, odynophagia, throat edema, hyperemia, lesions on the...