Abstract

REVIEW ARTICLE ON HAND-FOOT-MOUTH DISEASE IN CHILDRENS – AN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE

Dr. Vaishnavi Waje*

Abstract

Hand-Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD) is very contagious viral infection that causes a blister like rash in children’s hands and feet and painful sores in mouth. The disease most often affects babies and children younger than 5 years old. HFMD typically mild and usually clears up on its own within seven to ten days. The condition is characterized by a brief febrile illness accompanied by a typical vesicular rash, involving both exanthems and enanthems. It usually affects more than one member of a family and may at times lead to epidemic outbreaks, especially during the summer and autumn months. The disease is moderately contagious and spreads through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or feces of an infected person. In rare cases, patients may also develop neurological complications. Overall, it presents as a self-limiting illness marked by one or more episodes of fever followed by the characteristic skin and mucosal lesions.

Keywords: Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease, Coxasackie A16, exanthem, enanthem, Ayurveda.