Penyakit Kaki, Tangan, dan Mulut dan Pengobatannya

Ilma Nugrahani (Universitas Pancasila)

Jurnal Ilmu Kefarmasian Indonesia
Vol 3 No 1 (2005): JIFI

Information related to cause, spreading, prevention, and symptomatic treatment of Handfoot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) has been compiled. It is a viral illness with a distinct clinical presentation of oral and distal extremity lesions characteristic. Most commonly, the etiologic agent are coxsackieviruses, members of Picornaviridae family, namely coxcackievirus A16 or enterovirus 71. The drugs used to symptomatic care are anesthetic agent, antipyretic, analgesic, antihistamine, antacid, and antiseptic agent.