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A clinical and demographic properties of hand-foot-mouth disease

El-ayak-ağız hastalığının klinik ve demografik özellikleri

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Since HFMD was seen frequently in summer, to prevent spread of the disease and possible complications, patients and their relatives should be educated for hygiene and contagiousity of disease.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Hand-Foot-Mouth disease (HFMD) is a contagious enteroviral infection occurring primarily in children and characterized by vesicular palmoplantar eruptions and erosive stomatitis.
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Key Findings & Data:The aim of this retrospective study is to describe the clinical features and seasonal distribution of the HFMD cases which are diagnosed between 1 June 2011 and 31 May 2011 in our clinic.
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Conclusion & Impact:Since HFMD was seen frequently in summer, to prevent spread of the disease and possible complications, patients and their relatives should be educated for hygiene and contagiousity of disease.
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Objective: Hand-Foot-Mouth disease (HFMD) is a contagious enteroviral infection occurring primarily in children and characterized by vesicular palmoplantar eruptions and erosive stomatitis. The aim of this retrospective study is to describe the clinical features and seasonal distribution of the HFMD cases which are diagnosed between 1 June 2011 and 31 May 2011 in our clinic. Material and Methods: Among the patients admitted to our Pediatric Dermatology clinic between 1 June 2011-31 May 2012, HFMD patients were clinically diagnosed. Patients were retrospectively analyzed for gender, age, affected zones, associated symptoms and reference time (months -seasons). Mann-Whitney U test was performed for statistical analyses. Results: Between 1 June 2011 and 31 May 2012, 6153 patients admitted to our Pediatric Dermatology clinic and 21 cases of HFMD were detected. Mean age was 5.38 years (range 1- 12 years) and both sexes were equally affected (11 girl; 10 boy). The most common symptoms were rash (100%) and mild fever (76.2%). Rash was distributed on both surfaces of hands and feet (%100) in all of the cases; also it was mostly seen on oral mucosa (90.5%) and over buttocks (80.9%). Disease was seen mostly in the month of August (n=5) and October (n=5) while summer (n=8) and autumn (n=8) were the most frequent seasons. There were no complications among the patients. Conclusion: HFMD is a common infectious disease that occurs in particular seasons in childhood. As well as hand, foot and oral mucosal involvement, gluteal region involvement is common. Early diagnosis of disease can be made with the characteristic clinical findings; laboratory tests for diagnosis is not necessary. Since the symptoms are mild, symptomatic treatment is sufficient. Generally, recovery of disease can be completed without any complication; however patients must be followed up further especially for cardiac and neurological involvement. Since HFMD was seen frequently in summer, to prevent spread of the disease and possible complications, patients and their relatives should be educated for hygiene and contagiousity of disease.

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Amaç: El-Ayak-Ağız Hastalığı (EAAH) bulaşıcı, enteroviral bir infeksiyondur ve özellikle çocuklarda görülür. Eller ve ayaklarda veziküler palmoplantar erupsiyon ve eroziv stomatitle karakterizedir. Bu retrospektif çalışmanın amacı kliniğimizde 1 Haziran 2011-31 Mayıs 2012 tarihleri arasında tanı konulan EAAH olgularının klinik özelliklerinin ve hastalığın mevsimsel dağılımının belirlenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntem: 1 Haziran 2011-31 Mayıs 2012 tarihleri arasında Pediatrik Dermatoloji polikliniğimize başvuran hastalar arasından dermatolojik muayene ile EAAH tanısı konulan hastalar retrospektif olarak cinsiyet, yaş, tutulan bölgeler, eşlik eden semptomlar ve başvuru zamanı (ay-mevsim) açısından değerlendirildi. Verilerin istatistiksel değerlendirilmesinde Mann-Whitney U testi kullanıldı. Bulgular: 1 Haziran 2011-31 Mayıs 2012 tarihleri arasında Pediatrik Dermatoloji polikliniğimize başvuran 6153 hastadan 21 tanesi EAAH tanısı aldı. Hastaların ortalama yaşı 5.38 (1-12 yaş) bulundu. Her iki cins eşit oranda etkilendi (11 kız; 10 erkek). En sık görülen semptomlar döküntü (%100) ve hafif ateş (%76.2) olup döküntü hastaların tamamında ellerde ve ayaklarda; %90.5’inde oral mukozada ve %80.9’unda gluteal bölgede görüldü. Hastalık en sık Ağustos (5 hasta) ve Ekim (5 hasta) aylarında görülürken, en sık görüldüğü mevsimler yaz (8 hasta) ve sonbahardı (8 hasta). Komplikasyon gelişen hasta olmadı. Sonuç: EAAH çocukluk çağında, belirli mevsimlerde sık görülen bir infeksiyon hastalığıdır. El, ayak ve oral mukoza tutulumu yanında gluteal bölge tutulumu da sıklıkla görülmektedir. Karakteristik klinik bulgularla erken tanı konulabildiğinden tanı için laboratuar testleri gerekli olmamaktadır. Hafif semptomlarla seyrettiğinden semptomatik tedavi yeterli olmaktadır. Çoğunlukla komplikasyon gelişmeden sonlanmaktadır ancak hastaların ileri dönemde özellikle kardiyak ve nörolojik tutulum açısından takipleri gereklidir. EAAH, sıklıkla yaz aylarında görüldüğünden, hastalığın yayılmasını ve olası komplikasyonları engellemek için, hasta ve hasta yakınları hijyen ve bulaştırıcılık açısından eğitilmelidir.

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TOPKARCI, Z., ERDOĞAN, B., YAZICI, Z. (2013). A clinical and demographic properties of hand-foot-mouth disease. Bakırköy Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1, 12–15. https://ajindex.com/articles/132742

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