definition
A mild, highly infectious viral disease of children, characterized by vesicular lesions in the mouth and on the hands and feet caused by enteroviruses mostly of the COXSACKIE A 16 variety.
synonyms
Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease, Hand-Foot-Mouth Exanthem
UMLS
Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem, Hand foot and mouth disease, Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, Hand, foot, and mouth disease, Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease, HAND-FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, Vesic.stomatitis with xanthem, Vesicular stomatitis with xanthem, VESICULAR STOMATITIS-EXANTHEM SYNDROME