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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Tree Number(s)
C01.925.782.687.359.213.331
Unique ID
D006232
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006232
Annotation
do not confuse with FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE or with HAND-FOOT SYNDROME
Scope Note
A mild, highly infectious viral disease of children, characterized by vesicular lesions in the mouth and on the hands and feet. It is caused by coxsackieviruses A.
Entry Version
HAND FOOT MOUTH DIS
Entry Term(s)
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
See Also
Hand-Foot Syndrome
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS 1979-90; was see under COXSACKIE VIRUS INFECTIONS 1970-78
Online Note
search COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS 1970-74
History Note
91(75); was see under COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS 1979-90; was see under COXSACKIE VIRUS INFECTIONS 1970-78
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1978/02/22
Revision Date
2020/01/16
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Preferred
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