Herpangina

Herpangina
An example of herpangina in a child
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Herpangina, also called mouth blisters, is a painful mouth infection caused by coxsackieviruses. Usually, herpangina is produced by one particular strain of coxsackie virus A (and the term "herpangina virus" refers to coxsackievirus A),[1] but it can also be caused by coxsackievirus B or echoviruses.[2] Most cases of herpangina occur in the summer,[3] affecting mostly children. However, it occasionally occurs in adolescents and adults. It was first characterized in 1920.[4]

  1. ^ "Herpangina Virus" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ^ "Herpangina" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  3. ^ Michael I. Greenberg (2005). Greenberg's text-atlas of emergency medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-7817-4586-4. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  4. ^ Ralph D. Feigin (2004). Textbook of pediatric infectious diseases. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7216-9329-3. Retrieved 11 April 2010.