Key result
Atypical hand, foot, and mouth disease mimics severe skin diseases requiring careful clinical evaluation.
Why the study?
Atypical HFMD can be difficult to diagnose clinically because it mimics other severe skin diseases, and a systemic overview is needed to improve clinical diagnosis and treatment strategies.
This review highlights the importance of recognizing atypical manifestations of HFMD to ensure accurate diagnosis and prevent serious complications.
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Alerts clinicians to atypical HFMD in skin disease differentials; leaves open validation of diagnostic criteria in prospective studies.
A6 (CVA6), including Gianotti-Crosti-like eruptions, eczema coxsackium, petechial/purpuric eruption, and vesiculobullous exanthema, can be difficult to diagnose clinically as it may mimic other severe skin diseases, such as eczema herpeticum, varicella, disseminated zoster, and erythema multiforme major. The recognition of the distinguishing features of atypical HFMD is vital for an accurate and timely diagnosis, as is initiating appropriate laboratory evaluation and supportive care. Clinicians must identify the wide range of cutaneous and mucosal alterations caused by atypical HFMD. A systemic, high-quality overview of atypical HFMD is needed for advances in better strategies for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Hence, this review is aimed at summarizing the available data on clinical investigations and differential diagnostics to provide a scientific guide for the timely diagnosis of HFMD for preventing serious complications.
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Chen et al. (2023) conducted a review in Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. Atypical hand, foot, and mouth disease presents with diverse cutaneous manifestations that mimic other severe skin diseases, requiring careful clinical and laboratory evaluation for timely diagnosis.
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