HEFEI, Jan. 23 (Chinese media) -- A 17-month-old boy died of hand-foot-mouth
disease (HFMD) Monday in Anhui Province in east China, the local health
authority said Friday.
The boy, surnamed Hou, was a native of Lixin County in Bozhou city. He was
rushed to the hospital on Sunday night after showing symptoms of fever, rashes
on hands and buttocks, and vomiting for about two days, the provincial health
administration said.
The baby's situation worsened early the next morning. He died during
emergency treatment after being transferred to a senior hospital.
The boy died of pulmonary edema and hemorrhaging caused by HFMD, the
administration said, citing a joint clinical diagnose by experts and doctors.
Doctors did not have time to conduct virus tests as the boy's condition
required urgent treatment.
Dozens of HFMD cases have been reported this month in Anhui, particularly
in Bozhou and Fuyang.
The No. 2 People's Hospital of Fuyang has received 15 children as of
Friday, including 13 from Lixin. All the patients are in stable condition.
The administration issued a circular Thursday, asking local health
authorities and hospitals to improve disease surveillance, reporting and
treatment.
HFMD can be caused by a host of intestinal viruses, but EV71 and the
Coxsackie virus (Cox A16) are the most common. It usually starts with a slight
fever followed by blisters, ulcers in the mouth and rashes on the hands and
feet. It can also lead to meningitis, encephalitis, pulmonary edema and
paralysis in some children. There is no vaccine.
There was a HFMD outbreak in parts of southern China in the spring. In
Fuyang of Anhui Province, the worst-hit area, 22 children died of an intestinal
virus clinically diagnosed as EV71.
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