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Herpangina
- Epidemiology
- Occurs in summer months (may be epidemic)
- Etiology
- Coxsackie Virus
- Echovirus
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Non-toxic appearance
- Multiple small 1-2 mm Vesicle or ulcers
- Soft Palate, posterior pharynx and tonsillar pillars
- No skin lesions
- Unlike Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
- Differential Diagnosis
Herpangina (C0019338) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 074.0, 074.0 |
| MSH | D006557 |
| English | Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis, Herpangina, Herpanginas, Vesicular pharyngitis |
| Spanish | faringitis vesicular, faringitis vesicular enteroviral, herpangina |
| Parent Concepts | Specific 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) |
| Sources | COSTAR, DXP, ICD9CM, MSH, MTHICD9, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
