Key result
An immunocompetent 37-year-old man developed hand, foot and mouth disease due to Coxsackievirus A6, presenting with vesicles on the hands, feet, and mouth that resolved spontaneously within 2 weeks.
Case Report (n=1)
Hand, foot and mouth disease due to Coxsackievirus A6 can occur in immunocompetent adults and should be recognized to contain the highly contagious infection.
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Alerts clinicians to HFMD in immunocompetent adults; leaves open broader adult epidemiology of Coxsackievirus A6.
Shea et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Hand, foot and mouth disease (n=1). Coxsackievirus A6 infection was evaluated on Clinical presentation and resolution of symptoms. An immunocompetent 37-year-old man developed hand, foot and mouth disease due to Coxsackievirus A6, presenting with vesicles on the hands, feet, and mouth that resolved spontaneously within 2 weeks.
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