title: Fatal coxsackievirus A16 infection.
abstract: A 15-month-old boy presenting with hand, foot and mouth disease died of myocarditis and intractable shock caused by coxsackievirus A16 infection. It is apparent that coxsackievirus A16 infection is not always a benign infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chung-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li Lu
authors.forename: Mei-Hwan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chin-Yun
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Li-Min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006232:Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000821:virology*; D012769:Shock / Q000821:virology*