herpangina/seizures

BACKGROUND A series of complications caused by enteroviruses, including meningitis, encephalitis, acute flaccid paralysis, acute cardiopulmonary failure, respiratory infection, and myocardial injury have been reported in hand, foot and mouth disease/herpangina (HFMD/HA). However, the complication of

This study was conducted to evaluate the etiologies of pyrexia in children with first febrile seizures using a prospectively recorded medical protocol, bacterial culture, and serologic tests for human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), dengue virus and Japanese B encephalitis (JE) virus. Of 82 children with

BACKGROUND Coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) represents the predominant enterovirus serotype in Hong Kong, but its epidemiology in our population was unknown. OBJECTIVE To examine the clinical and molecular epidemiology of CV-A6 and detect emerging recombinant strains in Hong Kong. METHODS Nasopharyngeal

OBJECTIVE Enterovirus 71, one of the enteroviruses that are responsible for both hand-foot-and-mouth disease and herpangina, can cause neural injury. During periods of endemic spread of hand-foot-andmouth disease caused by enterovirus 71, CNS infections are also frequently diagnosed and may lead to

OBJECTIVE To analyze the genotype, epidemic pattern and the characteristics of the disease of enteroviruses during the epidemic season of hand, foot and mouth disease (HMFD) in children from 2013 to 2014 in Beijing to provide the scientific evidence for prevention and treatment of

OBJECTIVE Coxsackievirus A2 (Cox A2) was the predominant serotype in the enterovirus outbreak in Taiwan, 2008. However, detailed clinical features of Cox A2 infection have not been reported. In this study, we compared Cox A2 with enterovirus 71 (EV71) in terms of clinical manifestation and

BACKGROUND Clinical features of echovirus 6 and 9 infections in children have not been comprehensively evaluated, particularly for sporadic cases. OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical features of children with echovirus 6 or 9 infections. METHODS From 2000 to 2008, 199 children with culture-proven