title: Hand, foot and mouth disease: changing Indian scenario.
abstract: Hand, foot and mouth disease usually affect infants and children. Although seen worldwide, it is not common in India. It is moderately contagious and is spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or feces of an infected person. It typically occurs in small epidemics, usually during the summer and autumn months. The incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease has recently been on the rise in India due to the probable mass immunization programs. This report describes a case of hand foot and mouth disease from Mangalore, South India. How to cite this article: Rao PK, Veena KM, Jagadishchandra H, Bhat SS, Shetty SR. Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: Changing Indian Scenario. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2012;5(3):220-222.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India e-mail: drjpkrao@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Prasanna Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Km
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Veena
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jagadishchandra
authors.affiliation: Vice Principal, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sham S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shishir Ram
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shetty
keywords: Coxsackievirus infection; Enterovirus; Hand; Vesicular stomatitis with exanthema; foot and mouth disease