Coxsackievirus A16 infection caused fatal myocarditis and intractable shock in a 15-month-old boy presenting with hand, foot, and mouth disease.
Coxsackievirus A16 infection can cause fatal myocarditis and intractable shock, indicating it is not always a benign infection.
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A 15-month-old boy presenting with hand, foot and mouth disease died of myocarditis and intractable shock caused by coxsackievirus A16 infection. It is apparent that coxsackievirus A16 infection is not always a benign infection.
Wang et al. (Mon,) reported a other. Coxsackievirus A16 infection caused fatal myocarditis and intractable shock in a 15-month-old boy presenting with hand, foot, and mouth disease.