Hand, foot, and mouth disease is cause by a coxsackie virus. It
produces mouth ulcers and small blisters (vesicles) on the hands
and feet. The vesicles often have a reddish border with a white or
lighter colored area in the center.
Review Date: 05/13/2011
Reviewed By: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease,
Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
Network. 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)
