AIPGDEE Preparation MCQs with Explanations | Hand, foot, and mouth disease

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is caused by?'

a. Coxsackie A virus 
b. Herpes simplex virus
c. Varicella zoster virus 
d. Epstein Barr virus

The correct answer is A: Hand, foot, and-mouth disease (not the same as ‘foot and mouth disease’) is caused by a Coxsackie A virus, usually type 16 but less commonly types 5 and 10.

       CLINICAL FEATURES:

       1. Intraoral vesicles/ulcers     2. Macular rash with vesiculation on palmar surface of hands plantar surace of feet

       3. Malaise                               4. DT Duration: 7 days