title: An adult case of severe hand-foot-mouth disease accompanying persistent fever and systemic arthritis.
abstract: This paper reports a case of adult HFMD with vesicles scattered on the whole body and severe oral lesions. In addition, a long-lasting elevated level of C-reactive protein (CRP) was a feature of this case. Our case is unusual for HFMD with long-lasting joint pain and high fever.
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toya
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanizaki
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanioka
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyachi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006232:Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein