Herpangina |
Classification and external resources |
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ICD-10 |
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MedlinePlus |
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Herpangina, also called mouth blisters, is the name of a painful mouth infection caused by coxsackieviruses. Usually, herpangina is produced by one particular strain of coxsackie virus A (and the term "herpangina virus" refers to coxsackievirus A)[1] but it can also be caused by coxsackievirus B or echoviruses.[2] Most cases of herpangina occur in the summer,[3] affecting mostly children. However, it occasionally occurs in adolescents and adults. It was first characterized in 1920.[4]
Contents
- 1 Presentation
- 2 Etymology
- 3 Clinical features
- 4 Symptoms
- 5 Treatment
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Presentation
Though herpangina can be asymptomatic, symptoms usually associated are high fever and sore throat.
A small number of lesions (usually 2 - 6) form in the back area of the mouth, particularly the soft palate or tonsillar pillars. The lesions progress initially from red macules to vesicles and lastly to ulcerations which can be 2 – 4 mm in size. The lesions heal in 7 – 10 days.
Histologically, the epithelial cells show signs of intracellular and extracellular edema.
Etymology
The term is derived from the Greek herp, creeping, snake like, and Latin angina, a sore throat, literally "a choking."[citation needed]
Clinical features
- Most commonly affects infants and young children
- Typically occurs during the summer
- Typically spreads via the fecal-oral route or via the respiratory droplets.
- Fatigue will last about three to four days after treatment.
Symptoms
Symptoms include sudden fever with sore throat, headache, loss of appetite, and often neck pain. Within two days of onset an average of four or five (but sometimes up to twenty) 1 to 2 mm diameter grayish lumps form and develop into vesicles with red surrounds, and over 24 hours these become shallow ulcers, rarely larger than 5 mm diameter, that heal in one to seven days. These lesions most often appear on the tonsillar pillars (adjacent to the tonsils), but also on the soft palate, tonsils, uvula, or tongue.[5]
A diagnosis can be made from clinical signs and symptoms, and treatment consists of minimizing the discomfort of symptoms.[5]
Treatment
Treatment is usually supportive only,[6] as the disease is self-limiting and usually runs its course in less than a week.
Drinking cold beverages, especially milk and eating ice cream are recommended. Hot and high acidity beverages are to be avoided.[7]
No Antiviral medications exist for Coxsackie A or other Enteroviruses.
See also
- List of cutaneous conditions
References
- ^ "herpangina virus" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ "herpangina" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ Michael I. Greenberg (2005). Greenberg's text-atlas of emergency medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-7817-4586-4. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ Ralph D. Feigin (2004). Textbook of pediatric infectious diseases. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7216-9329-3. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Herpangina". Merck.
- ^ "ULCERATIVE LESIONS OF THE ORAL CAVITY".
- ^ http://mx.globedia.com/que-es-la-herpangina-
External links
Infectious skin disease: Viral cutaneous conditions, including viral exanthema (B00–B09, 050–059)
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DNA virus |
Herpesviridae |
Alpha |
HSV |
- Herpes simplex
- Herpetic whitlow
- Herpes gladiatorum
- Herpetic keratoconjunctivitis
- Herpetic sycosis
- Neonatal herpes simplex
- Herpes genitalis
- Herpes labialis
- Eczema herpeticum
- Herpetiform esophagitis
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Herpes B virus |
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VZV |
- Chickenpox
- Herpes zoster
- Herpes zoster oticus
- Ophthalmic zoster
- Disseminated herpes zoster
- Zoster-associated pain
- Modified varicella-like syndrome
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Beta |
- Human herpesvirus 6/Roseolovirus
- Exanthema subitum
- Roseola vaccinia
- Cytomegalic inclusion disease
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Gamma |
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Poxviridae |
Ortho |
- Variola
- MoxV
- CPXV
- VV
- Vaccinia
- Generalized vaccinia
- Eczema vaccinatum
- Progressive vaccinia
- Buffalopox
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Para |
- Farmyard pox: Milker's nodule
- Bovine papular stomatitis
- Pseudocowpox
- Orf
- Sealpox
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Other |
- Yatapoxvirus: Tanapox
- Yaba monkey tumor virus
- MCV
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Papillomaviridae |
HPV |
- Wart/plantar wart
- Heck's disease
- Genital wart
- Laryngeal papillomatosis
- Butcher's wart
- Bowenoid papulosis
- Epidermodysplasia verruciformis
- Verruca plana
- Pigmented wart
- Verrucae palmares et plantares
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Parvoviridae |
- Parvovirus B19
- Erythema infectiosum
- Reticulocytopenia
- Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome
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Polyomaviridae |
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RNA virus |
Paramyxoviridae |
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Togaviridae |
- Rubella virus
- Rubella
- Congenital rubella syndrome
- Alphavirus infection
- Chikungunya fever
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Picornaviridae |
- CAV
- Hand, foot and mouth disease
- Herpangina
- FMDV
- Boston exanthem disease
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Ungrouped |
- Asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood
- Post-vaccination follicular eruption
- Lipschütz ulcer
- Eruptive pseudoangiomatosis
- Viral-associated trichodysplasia
- Gianotti–Crosti syndrome
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Oral and maxillofacial pathology (K06, K11–K14, 523, 527–529)
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Lips |
- Cheilitis
- Angular
- Actinic
- Plasma cell
- Herpes labialis
- Trumpeter's wart
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Tongue |
- Ankyloglossia
- Black hairy tongue
- Caviar tongue
- Crenated tongue
- Fissured tongue
- Glossitis
- Geographic tongue
- Median rhomboid glossitis
- Transient lingual papillitis
- Hypoglossia
- Macroglossia
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Oral mucosa |
- Amalgam tattoo
- Angina bullosa haemorrhagica
- Behçet syndrome
- Burning mouth syndrome
- Epulis fissuratum
- Erythroplakia
- Focal epithelial hyperplasia
- Fordyce spots
- Hairy leukoplakia
- Herpangina
- Leukoedema
- Leukoplakia
- Lichen planus
- Linea alba
- Melanocytic oral lesion
- Morsicatio buccarum
- Oral candidiasis
- Oral florid papillomatosis
- Oral melanosis
- Plasmoacanthoma
- Stomatitis
- Aphthous
- Herpetic
- Nicotinic
- Denture-related
- Ulceration
- White sponge nevus
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Teeth
(pulp, dentin, enamel) |
- Dental caries
- Dentin hypersensitivity
- Pulpitis
- Pulp necrosis
- Pulp polyp
- Pulp calcification
- Fluorosis
- Hypodontia
- Hyperdontia
- Macrodontia
- Microdontia
- Dilaceration
- Taurodontism
- Fusion
- Gemination
- Concrescence
- Amelogenesis imperfecta
- Dentinogenesis imperfecta
- Dentin dysplasia
- Regional odontodysplasia
- Tooth wear
- Attrition
- Erosion
- Abrasion
- Abfraction
- Resorption
- Premature eruption
- Delayed eruption
- Impaction
- Odontome
- Odontogenic tumors
- Keratocystic odontogenic tumour
- Cracked tooth syndrome
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Periodontium
(gingiva, Periodontal ligament,
cementum, alveolus) |
- Gingivitis
- Desquamative gingivitis
- Plasma cell gingivitis
- Epulis
- Gingival enlargement
- Periodontitis
- Pericoronitis
- Necrotizing periodontal diseases
- Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
- Periodontal abscess
- Hypercementosis
- Hypocementosis
- Linear gingival erythema
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Periapaical, mandibular
and maxillary hard tissues |
- Periapical periodontitis
- Periapical abscess
- Alveolar osteitis
- Torus palatinus
- Torus mandibularis
- Cherubism
- Paget's disease of bone
- Mandibular fracture
- Stafne defect
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteonecrosis
- Bisphosphonate-associated
- Neuralgia-inducing cavitational osteonecrosis
- Osteoradionecrosis
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Temporomandibular joints
and muscles of mastication |
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- Bruxism
- Mandibular dislocation
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Salivary glands |
- Sialadenitis
- Parotitis
- Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis
- Sialolithiasis
- Mucocele
- Sjögren's syndrome
- Sialocele
- Benign lymphoepithelial lesion
- Necrotizing sialometaplasia
- Salivary gland neoplasm
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Orofacial soft tissues |
- Ludwig's angina
- Cutaneous sinus of dental origin
- Cystic hygroma
- Velopharyngeal inadequacy
- Actinomycosis
- Orofacial granulomatosis
- Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome
- Pyostomatitis vegetans
- Oral Crohn's disease
- Perioral dermatitis
- Noma
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