Herpangina

Classification according to ICD-10
B08.5	Enterovirus vesicular pharyngitis Herpangina
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

Herpangina: reddening and swelling of the uvula with sharply demarcated ulcerations

Herpangina with clearly visible ulcerations in a 20-year-old patient.

The Herpangina (also Zahorsky's disease ) is a disease of the oral mucosa , which preferably occurs in young children.

It is caused by an infection with the Coxsackie virus (type A).

It mainly affects the palatal arches , but sometimes also the tonsils . Evident are then characteristic blisters or shallow ulcers with dark red Hof . Fever and fatigue almost always accompany them , often also vomiting and headaches . The disease only lasts a few days and is uncomplicated. Since the clinical signs are characteristic, there is no need to detect the virus in stool or antibodies in blood serum . Therapy is symptomatic .

Differential diagnosis

• Herpetic gingivostomatitis
• Mouth-hand-foot disease

Web links

Dermis: Herpangina findings - http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/de/12046/image.htm

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