Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a viral infection caused by
Coxsackievirus that usually begins in the throat. Symptoms include;
fever, sore throat, ulcers in the throat, headache, and a rash with
blisters on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
Review Date: 08/08/2009
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
