Key result
A 3-year-old boy diagnosed with Hand Foot and Mouth Disease in Bangladesh showed clinical improvement with symptomatic treatment and had no recurrence during a 6-month follow-up.
Why the study?
Hand, foot and mouth disease is emerging in Southeast Asian countries including Bangladesh, where early detection is needed to prevent rare neurological complications and fatal progression.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease in children can be effectively managed with symptomatic treatment and supportive care, leading to full recovery without recurrence.
May support symptomatic HFMD care in Bangladeshi children; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Hand, foot & mouth disease (HFMD) is a contagious and emerging infectious disease caused by picorna viridae family. It was first reported in New Zealand in 1957 is caused by Coxsackie virus A16 (CVA16), human enterovirus 71 (HEV71) and occasionally by Coxsackie virus A6 and Coxsackie virus A10, are also associated with HFMD and herpangina. Though only small scale outbreaks have been reported from United States, Europe, Australia Japan and Brazil for the first few decades, since 1997 the disease has noticeably changed its character as noted in different Southeast Asian countries. In recent years Bangladesh also faces some cases of HFMD. Though HFMD is a mild disease but in rare cases may develop neurological complications. Early detection and good clinical assessment can prevent the fatal progression and also can reduce morbidity and mortality regarding HFMD. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases 2019;6(2):53-55
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Akram et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) (n=1). Symptomatic treatment (paracetamol and antihistamine) was evaluated on Clinical improvement and recurrence. A 3-year-old boy diagnosed with Hand Foot and Mouth Disease in Bangladesh showed clinical improvement with symptomatic treatment and had no recurrence during a 6-month follow-up.
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