Woman, 18, With Sore Throat, Fever, and Painful Rash

About eight weeks after the desquamatory rash manifested, complete resolution was seen. The patient experienced continued onychomadesis three months after the initial presentation.

CONCLUSION

Clinicians should be mindful of the increasing incidence of HFMD in the adult population, since it may mimic other disease states. The extent and chronicity of this patient’s clinical manifestations were unusual and may have been caused by CV-A6.