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HFMD Symptoms and Rash Overview

The document describes signs and symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). It notes a rash on the hands of a 36-year-old man and rash on the feet of a child. Common symptoms of HFMD include fever, sore throat, and a rash that appears on the hands, feet, mouth, and occasionally the buttocks. The rash involves blisters or sores and the symptoms typically resolve within 7-10 days.

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HFMD Symptoms and Rash Overview

The document describes signs and symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). It notes a rash on the hands of a 36-year-old man and rash on the feet of a child. Common symptoms of HFMD include fever, sore throat, and a rash that appears on the hands, feet, mouth, and occasionally the buttocks. The rash involves blisters or sores and the symptoms typically resolve within 7-10 days.

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sign HFMD

Rash on the hands.

Rash on hand and feet of a 36-year old man

Rash on child's feet Early prodromal symptoms are likely to be fever often followed by a sore throat. Loss of appetite and general malaise may also occur. Between one and two days after the onset of fever, painful sores (lesions) may appear in the mouth, throat, or both. A rash (vesicle) may become evident on the hands, feet, mouth, tongue, inside of the cheeks, and occasionally the buttocks (but generally, the rash on the buttocks will be caused by the diarrhea). HFMD usually resolves on its own after 7-10 days.[7] Symptoms of HFMD may include:[5][7][8] Fever Fatigue Malaise Sore throat Painful perioral, intraoral, nasal, or facial lesions, ulcers or blisters Maculopapular rash, followed by vesicular sores with blisters on palms of hand, soles of feet, buttocks, and sometimes on the lips. The rash is rarely itchy for children,[6] but can be extremely itchy for adults[9] Sores or blisters may be present on the buttocks of small children and infants Irritability in infants and toddlers Loss of appetite Diarrhea

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