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Hand, foot, and mouth disease: a case report.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral infection related to coxsackieviruses A5, A6, A9, and A10, coxsackieviruses B2 and B5, and echovirus 11. It generally affects children, but this article presents a clinical case of a young woman with hand, foot, and mouth disease. Patients with this disease have oral and skin lesions that may be confused with other diseases. The differential diagnosis is very important because both dental and medical professionals may misdiagnose the disease and sometimes prescribe an inappropriate medication.

Adult↗

Bone scan in the hand-foot syndrome.

The Hand-Foot Syndrome is a form of sickle cell disease that occurs in infancy. A bone scan performed on such a patient showed evidence of infarction in the hand. This was useful in the management of the patient.

Anemia, Sickle Cell↗

Effect of celecoxib on capecitabine-induced hand-foot syndrome and antitumor activity.

We hypothesized that hand-foot syndrome is an inflammatory phenomenon mediated by the overexpression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2). Therefore, a specific COX-2 inhibitor such as celecoxib (Celebrex) could attenuate both the incidence and severity of hand-foot syndrome. We undertook a retrospective study comparing the incidences of hand-foot syndrome in 67 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who took capecitabine (Xeloda) with or without celecoxib. Surprisingly, celecoxib seemed to attenuate capecitabine-induced diarrhea as well. Capecitabine/celecoxib was also associated with increased tumor response, proportion of stable disease (62.5% vs 22.8%, P = .001), and increase in median time to tumor progression (6 vs 3 months, P = .002) compared with capecitabine alone, despite the fact that patients on capecitabine/celecoxib had less favorable disease characteristics (age, performance status, and prior chemotherapies). Overexpression of COX-2, implicated in promoting angiogenesis, enhanced tumor invasiveness, evasion of apoptosis, and immune suppression, is a bona fide molecular target for many solid tumors, including colorectal cancer. Combining capecitabine with celecoxib in the treatment of colorectal cancer has strong preclinical rationales. A prospective study is being designed to evaluate capecitabine and celecoxib with or without epidermal growth factor receptor antagonist ZD1839 in the frontline treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. These regimens under study are orally based and may significantly impact quality of life in the frontline treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.

Administration, Oral↗

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease.

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious disease most often seen in children during the summer. It is caused most commonly by the virus coxsackie A16, but other enteroviruses have been implicated. It presents with low grade fever, and a vesicular eruption on the hands, feet, and mouth. More serious manifestations are seen less commonly. Diagnosis is most often clinical and treatment is symptomatic in nature. The infection in a male adult is presented.

Child, Preschool↗

Discrepancies in upper and lower limb patterning in split hand foot malformation.

Discrepancies in upper and lower limb patterning in split hand foot malformation. Split hand foot malformation (SHFM) is genetically heterogeneous with five loci mapped to date. Highly variable in presentation, it can occur as an isolated finding or with other anomalies. The genetic heterogeneity and clinical variability make genetic counselling of SHFM families challenging. By establishing genotype/phenotype correlations, one can provide insight into responsible developmental genes and help to direct mapping efforts and target genetic testing, ultimately providing more accurate information for family members. Preaxial involvement of the upper extremities was a significant discriminating limb-specific variable in our analysis of genetically mapped SHFM cases. This finding, which was originally identified through descriptive epidemiology, was subsequently confirmed by discriminant function analysis (p < 0.0001) to be a significant locus discriminator. Preaxial involvement of the upper extremities was most commonly seen at the SHFM3 locus mapped to chromosome 10q24 (OMIM 600095) and consisted of proximally placed thumbs and/or triphalangeal thumbs (TPT), preaxial polydactyly and/or absence of the first ray. These patients' feet, however, tended to show a classical central longitudinal deficiency without a significant preaxial component. This article discusses this discrepant clefting pattern between the upper and lower extremities and proposes potential mechanisms.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗

Recombinant human enterovirus 71 in hand, foot and mouth disease patients.

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common illness of infants and young children <10 years of age. It is characterized by fever, ulcers in the oral cavity, and rashes with blisters that appear on the palm and sole. The most common causal agents of HFMD are coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) and human enterovirus 71 (HEV71), but other enteroviruses, including CV-A5 and CV-A10, can also cause it. When caused by CV-A16 infection, it is usually a mild disease, and patients normally recover without requiring any special medical attention.

Disease Outbreaks↗

Salmonella osteomyelitis and hand-foot syndrome in a child with sickle cell anemia.

Hand-foot syndrome and Salmonella osteomyelitis are characteristic problems in children with sickle cell anemia. Salmonella osteomyelitis presenting as hand-foot syndrome is unusual and causes diagnostic difficulties. A recent case illustrates the diagnostic dilemmas and suggests appropriate screening studies for the child with sickle cell anemia and atypical hand-foot syndrome.

Anemia, Sickle Cell↗

Three case reports of hand-foot syndrome with gefitinib.

Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS) is commonly reported in treatment with liposomal doxorubicin (LD) and capecitabine. We present 3 cases of HFS recall with gefitinib after previous LD therapy. The first 2 cases, in patients with head and neck cancer previously treated with paclitaxel and LD, developed on subsequent therapy with gefitinib. One patient had previously developed HFS on LD and the other had not. In both patients HFS resolved after stopping gefitinib. The third case is of a patient with ovarian cancer, also treated with gefitinib after LD, who developed HFS recall which resolved after gefitinib withdrawal. HFS can occur with gefitinib in patients who have been previously exposed to agents known to cause HFS.

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Use of molecular assay in diagnosis of hand, foot and mouth disease caused by enterovirus 71 or coxsackievirus A 16.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common illness in children and is usually caused by coxsackievirus A 16 and enterovirus 71. It has been noted that enterovirus 71 infection is more severe with significantly greater frequency of serious complications and fatality than coxsackievirus A 16. Therefore, it is important to develop a rapid and specific assay for discriminating coxsackievirus A 16 and enterovirus 71 in hand, foot and mouth disease outbreaks. In this study we designed two sets of RT-PCR primers specific for coxsackievirus A 16 and enterovirus 71. One hundred and eighty-nine viruses were evaluated for this molecular diagnosis assay. Among 110 enterovirus 71 strains, the enterovirus 71 specific primers gave clear signal for 107 clinical enterovirus 71 isolates and three reference enterovirus 71 strains. None of coxsackievirus A 16, other enteroviruses or non-enteroviruses show signal for enterovirus 71-specific primers. On the other hand, among 28 coxsackievirus A 16 strains, the coxsackievirus A 16-specific primers detect 27 clinical isolates and one reference strain but show no cross-reaction with other viruses. The molecular assay developed in this study provides a sensitive and specific way to distinguish coxsackievirus A 16 and enterovirus 71 induced hand, foot and mouth disease, which will be a useful rapid diagnostic method in future outbreaks.

Enterovirus↗

Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin-related palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia ('hand-foot' syndrome).

Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE), also called hand-foot syndrome or hand-to-foot syndrome, is a distinctive and relatively frequent dermatologic toxic reaction associated with certain chemotherapeutic agents. Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD), a long-circulating formulation of doxorubicin in which doxorubicin hydrochloride is encapsulated within pegylated liposomes, is approved to treat patients with metastatic breast cancer, advanced ovarian cancer, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related Kaposi's sarcoma. The incidence of PPE is increased in patients receiving PLD compared with conventional doxorubicin. In studies that utilized the currently approved dose of PLD (50 mg/m(2) every 4 weeks), approximately 50% of all patients receiving PLD experienced PPE, and approximately 20% experienced grade 3 PPE. The pathophysiology of PPE, as it occurs with any drug with which it is associated, is not well understood. Studies evaluating the development of PPE specifically associated with PLD have not fully elucidated the mechanism; however, data support the roles of drug excretion in sweat and local pressure as contributors. When PPE develops, clinical interventions with respect to altering PLD administration include dose reduction, less frequent dosing, and ultimately, drug withdrawal with several consequences on treatment efficacy. This article will review the available data regarding the etiology and potential management strategies of PPE associated with PLD.

Antineoplastic Agents↗

Genotype-phenotype correlations in mapped split hand foot malformation (SHFM) patients.

Split hand foot malformation (SHFM) also known as central ray deficiency, ectrodactyly and cleft hand/foot, is one of the most complex of limb malformations. SHFM can occur as an isolated malformation or in association with other malformations, as in the ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-clefting (EEC) syndrome and other autosomal dominant conditions with long bone involvement, all showing variable expressivity and reduced penetrance. The deficiency in SHFM patients can also be accompanied by other distal limb anomalies including polydactyly and/or syndactyly. This variability causes the phenotypic classification of SHFM to be far from straightforward and genetic heterogeneity, with at least five loci identified to date, further complicates management of affected patients and their families. Although genotypic-phenotypic correlations have been proposed at the molecular level for SHFM4 patients who have mutations in the P63 gene, phenotypic correlations at the chromosomal level have not been thoroughly documented. Using descriptive epidemiology, Chi square and discriminant function analyses, our laboratory has identified phenotypic patterns associated with the mapped genetic SHFM loci. These findings can assist in classification, provide insight into responsible developmental genes and assist in directing mapping efforts and targeted genetic testing, resulting in more accurate information for family members in the clinical setting. Comparison with relevant animal models is discussed.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗

[Familial variability in the clinical expression of hand-foot-mouth disease].

Aim of the paper is to describe the variability of clinical symptoms in hand, foot and mouth disease, especially among patients belonging to the same family. In spring 1999, during an epidemic of hand, foot and mouth disease, nineteen cases were observed by the authors. In eight cases also some members of the family were affected. A great variability in the clinical expression of the disease, above all among the members of the same family were observed. No cases in children below twelve months or in elderly members of the family were found. Children below three years had more stressed general symptoms, but in no case hospitalization was necessary. Hand, foot and mouth disease does not always show vesicles and aphthae in the affected areas. Clinical expression can also be lacking, but in this case diagnosis can be made easy by the presence of an epidemic or of other cases in the same family.

Child, Preschool↗

Clinical features and risk factors of pulmonary oedema after enterovirus-71-related hand, foot, and mouth disease.

BACKGROUND: In Taiwan, from April to July, 1998, an epidemic of hand, foot, and mouth disease associated with enterovirus 71 (EV71) occurred with fatal complications. We did a clinical study of EV71-related diseases in Taiwan. METHODS: We studied 154 children with virus-culture confirmed EV71 infection. Children were divided into three groups: 11 patients with pulmonary oedema; 38 patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement and no pulmonary oedema; and 105 children without complications. We compared the clinical features, laboratory findings, risk factors, and outcome among these three groups. FINDINGS: Nine children with pulmonary oedema had hand, foot, and mouth disease, one had herpangina, and one had febrile illness with eight children with limb weakness and one with limb hypesthesia. All children had had sudden onset of tachycardia, tachypnoea, and cyanosis 1-3 days after onset of the disease. Nine of 11 children died within 12 h of intubation; one child was braindead within 15 h and died 17 days after intubation; one child was in deep coma and died 3 months later. In children with CNS complication and no pulmonary oedema, one child died of pneumonia after 4 months of ventilator support and four children had sequelae. All 105 children without complications recovered. There was a significant association between CNS involvement and pulmonary oedema (odds ratio 12.4 [95% CI 2.6-60.1], p=0.001). Risk factors for pulmonary oedema after CNS involvement were hyperglycaemia, leucocytosis, and limb weakness. Hyperglycaemia was the most significant prognostic factor for pulmonary oedema (odds ratio 21.5 [3-159], p=0.003). INTERPRETATION: EV71 can cause hand, foot, and mouth disease, CNS involvement with severe sequelae, and fatal pulmonary oedema. Hyperglycaemia is the most important prognostic factor.

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Hand-foot syndrome associated with short infusions of combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine and vinorelbine.

The hand-foot syndrome (palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia) is a side-effect which is associated with several cytotoxic agents (e.g. 5-fluorouracil, UFT, capecitabine, cytarabine, doxorubicin, liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin). An association with a prolonged infusion of high doses of vinorelbine has also been described. To date a hand-foot syndrome after gemcitabine or short infusions of vinorelbine has not been reported before. The patient described here had a non-small-cell lung cancer stage IIIB disease and developed a hand-foot syndrome after short infusions of standard-dose chemotherapy of a combination with gemcitabine and vinorelbine.

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols↗

Hand, foot, and mouth disease: a viral disease of importance to dentists.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a disease of viral origin that produces characteristic lesions in the mouth and on the hands and feet. Knowledge of the disease is important to dentists since the oral vesicular and ulcerative lesions are usually the first clinical signs of the disease, and the epidemiclike patterns of the disease make it likely that the dentist will contract the disease himself or possibly become a carrier of the virus. The lesions of hand, foot, and mouth disease usually regress in two to three weeks, and complications are rare. Treatment is basically palliative to reduce the pain and irritation. Differential diagnosis of the disease must include consideration of herpes simplex, herpangina, recurrent aphthae, erythema multiforme, and animal foot and mouth disease. A case involving a dentist and his family is reported.

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Nosocomial outbreak of hand-foot-and-mouth disease among operating suite personnel.

In the fall of 1983 an outbreak of hand-foot-and-mouth disease occurred in a large urban hospital. The outbreak began among surgical nurses confined to one area of the operating suite and appeared to spread by direct contact to personnel working in the other areas. No cases were diagnosed among hospital patients. There was no evidence to support an ongoing community epidemic as only three of 98 physicians surveyed had seen hand-foot-and-mouth disease in their practices, and none occurred among family members of 94 unaffected employees. The outbreak resulted in 82 lost workdays at an estimated cost to the hospital of $5,676. Existing infection control guidelines do not address the issue of transmission of hand-foot-and-mouth disease from hospital personnel to patients; our experience suggests that the risk of transmission, at least in the operating suite environment, may be greater for other personnel than for patients.

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Clinical evaluation of atopic hand-foot dermatitis.

Clinical manifestations of atopic hand-foot (H-F) dermatitis have not been well studied. This study examined 108 atopic dermatitis (AD) patients with H-F dermatitis between May 1997 and July 1999 at our AD clinic to determine the clinical characteristics of atopic H-F dermatitis and to assess its etiologic associations. It usually began in childhood with an early onset of AD. Pruritus was the most frequent symptom, and erythema, scales, lichenification, hyperkeratosis, fissures, and keratolysis exfoliativa were also common signs. Both the hands and feet were involved in 47 (44.0%) patients, and either hand or foot involvement was observed in 15 (13.9%) and 46 (42.6%) patients, respectively. Palmar or plantar surfaces were more frequently involved than the dorsal aspects. The great toe was affected more often than the other toes. Two-thirds of patients presented with manifestations of the ichthyosis triad and sandpaper-like skin lesions on the elbow, knee, and lateral malleolus. Palmar or plantar hyperhidrosis was reported in 15% and 20%, respectively. The ichthyosis triad-associated group showed a significantly higher incidence of sandpaper-like (thickened, roughened) skin lesions, and these patients had lesions on the dorsal hands or heels and lateral malleolus more frequently than ichthyosis triad-absent patients. The hyperhidrosis-associated group showed an association with glassy lesions, localized to palmar or plantar areas. Atopic H-F dermatitis is associated with the nonallergic etiologies of AD and clinical subgroups can be identified on the basis of nonallergic backgrounds.

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