Epidemiology and Clinical Profile of Hand,  Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak in  Bangalore

Dr Sunil Kumar B M; Dr Sathish Kumar K M; Dr Manjunath M N; Dr Vishwas S N; Dr Chandrika Rao

Volume : II, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Epidemiology and Clinical Profile of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak in Bangalore

Dr Sunil Kumar B M, Dr Sathish Kumar K M, Dr Manjunath M N, Dr Vishwas S N, Dr Chandrika Rao

Abstract :

Objectives: To describe the epidemiology and clinical profile of cases of HFMD in an outeak. Design: Descriptive epidemiological study. Setting: Tertiary care center in North Bangalore. Methods: Patients attending to M.S.Ramaiah medical college hospital with features suggestive of HFMD were included in the study. The patient�s demographic data, clinical features and examination findings were entered in to a predesigned format. The epidemiology and clinical features were analyzed using appropriate statistical methods. Results: A total of 71 children were diagnosed as HFMD disease, 47 (66.2%) were boys and 24 (33.8%) were girls, fever was seen in 62 (87.3 %) of the affected children, anorexia and sore throat was seen in 47 (66.2 %) and 35 (49.3%) children respectively. Typical rashes were seen on hands in 67 (94.4%), 64 (90.1%) had rashes on feet, 58 (81.7%) had mouth ulcers, and 37 (52.1%) had rashes on buttocks. There was history of exposure to a HFMD in 46 (64.8%) of the children mostly at home in 19 (26.8%), at day care centers in 14 (19.7%) and in 13 (18.3%) at school. The disease lasted between 2 days to 8 days. There were no complications noted. Conclusion: HFMD affected mainly children in the age group of 1–10 years, affected more boys than girls, complete recovery without any major complications was seen in the present outeak. The characteristic clinical features will be helpful in early diagnosis of HFMD and will help in looking for any complications occurring in HFMD