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Hand, foot and mouth disease linked to onychomadesis three weeks after initial fever and rash.
Case report describing onychomadesis following hand, foot and mouth disease in a young girl.
Raises awareness of onychomadesis as possible HFMD sequela in children; hypothesis-generating case report requiring confirmation in larger studies.
A previously healthy early childhood girl presented with fever and a generalised vesicular rash approximately 3 weeks prior. Given the local outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), she was diagnosed with HFMD. She was treated with antipyretics, resulting in the resolution of fever and
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Tomotaka Takanosu (2024) studied this question. Hand, foot and mouth disease induced onychomadesis in a young girl approximately three weeks after her initial presentation with fever and a generalized vesicular rash.
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