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==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
Common complications of hand-foot and mouth disease include: | Common complications of hand-foot and mouth disease include: | ||
* [[viral meningitis|Viral]] or [[aseptic meningitis]] | * [[viral meningitis|Viral]] or [[aseptic meningitis]] | ||
* | :*Can rarely occur with HFMD | ||
* | :*[[Viral meningitis]] causes [[fever]], [[headache]], [[stiff neck]], or [[back pain]]. The condition is usually mild and clears without treatment; however, some patients may need to be hospitalized for a short time. | ||
*[[Encephalitis]] (swelling of the brain) which can be fatal | |||
*A [[polio]]-like [[paralysis]], result even more rarely. | |||
*Fingernail and toenail loss | |||
:*Occurring mostly in children within 4 weeks of their having hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). | |||
:*At this time, it is not known whether the reported nail loss is or is not a result of the infection. | |||
:*However, in the reports reviewed, the nail loss has been temporary and nail growth resumed without medical treatment.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/hfhf.htm#10</ref> | |||
Other complications include: | |||
*[[meningitis]] | |||
*Acute flaccid [[paralysis]]) | |||
*[[Pulmonary edema]]/[[pulmonary hemorrhage]]. | |||
Complications from the virus infections that cause [[HFMD]] are not common, but if they do occur, medical care should be sought. | |||
==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== | ||
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Complications
Common complications of hand-foot and mouth disease include:
- Can rarely occur with HFMD
- Viral meningitis causes fever, headache, stiff neck, or back pain. The condition is usually mild and clears without treatment; however, some patients may need to be hospitalized for a short time.
- Encephalitis (swelling of the brain) which can be fatal
- A polio-like paralysis, result even more rarely.
- Fingernail and toenail loss
- Occurring mostly in children within 4 weeks of their having hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD).
- At this time, it is not known whether the reported nail loss is or is not a result of the infection.
- However, in the reports reviewed, the nail loss has been temporary and nail growth resumed without medical treatment.[1]
Other complications include:
- meningitis
- Acute flaccid paralysis)
- Pulmonary edema/pulmonary hemorrhage.
Complications from the virus infections that cause HFMD are not common, but if they do occur, medical care should be sought.
Prognosis
Generally, complete recovery occurs in 5 to 7 days.