Squamous epitheliotropism of Enterovirus A71 in human epidermis and oral mucosa

• Main Authors: Phyu, W.K., Ong, Kien Chai, Kong, C.K., Khalil, A.A., Ramanujam, T.M., Wong, Kum Thong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19061/1/Squamous_epitheliotropism_of_Enterovirus_A71_in_human_epidermis_and_oral_mucosa.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/19061/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep45069
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a self-limiting paediatric infectious disease commonly caused by Enterovirus A71 (Genus: Enterovirus, Family: Picornaviridae). Typical lesions in and around the hands, feet, oral cavity and other places may rarely be complicated by acute flaccid paralysis and acute enc...