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Hand, foot, and mouth disease was most common in the 1-3-year old age group, with aseptic meningitis being the most common complication.
Observational
Yes
In a hospital-based study in Southern Karnataka, HFMD primarily affected children aged 1-3 years, with aseptic meningitis emerging as the most frequent complication.
May warrant heightened meningitis surveillance in toddlers with HFMD; leaves open generalizability beyond this cohort.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is one of the important public health problems. It has become a common childhood illness in our part of the country. In most instances, this is a mild self-limiting illness. The affected children are often given outpatient care. However, over the last decade, HFMD has emerged as a growing health problem in Asian countries following frequent outbreaks of deaths associated with HFMD caused by a more virulent member of human enterovirus (HEV), namely, HEV71. A hospital-based descriptive study about the clinical presentations and complications of HFMD at the hospitals of Shimoga city between March 2013 and August 2013 is documented and presented here. HFMD was more common in the 1-3-year old age group, with aseptic meningitis being the most common complication. Surveillance of HFMD must be maintained as there is no effective chemoprophylaxis or vaccine available.
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Kumar et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Hand, foot, and mouth disease was evaluated on Clinical presentations and complications. Hand, foot, and mouth disease was most common in the 1-3-year old age group, with aseptic meningitis being the most common complication.
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