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Herpangina

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  1. Epidemiology
    1. Occurs in summer months (may be epidemic)
  2. Etiology
    1. Coxsackie Virus
    2. Echovirus
  3. Symptoms
    1. Dysphagia
  4. Signs
    1. Non-toxic appearance
    2. Multiple small 1-2 mm Vesicle or ulcers
      1. Soft Palate, posterior pharynx and tonsillar pillars
    3. No skin lesions
      1. Unlike Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
  5. Differential Diagnosis
    1. Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
    2. Aphthous Ulcer
    3. Primary Herpetic Gingivostomatitis

Herpangina (C0019338)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9074.0, 074.0
MSHD006557
EnglishEnteroviral vesicular pharyngitis, Herpangina, Herpanginas, Vesicular pharyngitis
Spanishfaringitis vesicular, faringitis vesicular enteroviral, herpangina
Parent ConceptsSpecific diseases due to Coxsackie virus (C0728910), Coxsackievirus Infections (C0010246), Enterovirus Infections (C0014378), Stomatitis (C0038362), Acute viral pharyngitis (C0396000), Oral mucosal viral disease (C0399501), Ambiguous concept (C1274012)
SourcesCOSTAR, DXP, ICD9CM, MSH, MTHICD9, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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