Hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus A6 in a patient infected with HIV
dc.contributor.author | Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious | |
dc.contributor.author | Van Zyl, Walda B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sono, Tinah | |
dc.contributor.author | Loots, Donovan P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Maureen B. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-25T09:22:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-02-25T09:22:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.description.abstract | Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is common in children ≤ 5 years of age, and is mainly caused by enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 (CVA6). A 12-year-old boy on treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) presented to an HIV clinic with fever and a rash on the palms and soles. The syphilis test were negative. Enterovirus was identified from a stool sample by PCR and characterised as as coxsackievirus A6(CVA6). The patient completely recovered a week later. CVA6 has recently been associated with HFMD. This case highlights the significance of the laboratory confirmation of suspected HFMD cases aand phylogenetic analysis of the identified virus. | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2015 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.sajei.co.za/index.php/SAJEI | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Mayaphi, S, Van Zyl, W, Sono, T, Loots, D & Taylor, M 2015, 'Hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus A6 in a patient infected with HIV', Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 30, no. 2, pp. 67-69. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 2312-0053 (print) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51552 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | MedPharm Publications | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © SAJID | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Rash | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Enterovirus 71 ( EV71 ) | en_ZA |
dc.title | Hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus A6 in a patient infected with HIV | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |