Hand foot and mouth disease is a common viral illness that almost always affects children under 5.
But, as the world’s number one golfer shows, healthy adults can contract it, so do not discount it as a possible diagnosis, if the story fits.
Check out the Dermnet NZ page by Leong and Mahon
Read about Scotty Scheffler’s HFMD experience.
Blanco-Alonso S, Mellor-Pita S, Alfageme F, Najera Botella L, Duran-Campo P, Tutor-Ureta P. Temporal Arteritis in a Young Patient. A Clinical Case. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed). 2021 May;17(5):297-299. English, Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2020.04.010. Epub 2020 May 29. PMID: 32475766.
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