Clinical analysis of six cases of neonatal hand-foot-mouth disease

VernacularTitle:新生儿手足口病六例临床分析
Author: Yanyu CHEN ; Lili QIU ; Huahai FENG ; Yanyi DENG
Keywords: Hand,foot and mouth disease; Enterovirus; Infant,newborn
From:Chinese Journal of Neonatology 2017;32(3):217-219
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the clinical features of hand-foot-mouth disease(HFMD) in neonates.Method From April 2015 to May 2016,the clinical manifestations,laboratory examinations,treatments and prognosis of neonates with HFMD in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed.Result A total of 6 cases of neonatal HFMD were included,with 4 males and 2 females.The ages of 2 patients were ≤7 days and the other 4 patients 8 ～ 28 days.5 patients developed this disease during April to July,while the other one in January.2 cases had a definite contract history of HFMD.4 cases presented with fever and rashes in hand and foot,one case with fever,rash and oral ulcer,and one case with rash in hip and oral ulcer without fever.The nucleic acid test of enterovirus were positive in 4 cases.The symptoms of these neonatal HFMD were mild and recovered after symptom-relieving treatment.Conclusion HFMD in neonates with fever and/or rash should be considered during the HFMD epidemic period.