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Arch Dermatol. 1999;135:102-103.

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DURING APRIL-July 1998, the Ministry of Health in Taiwan received approximately 90,000 reports of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) among young children based on passive surveillance from sentinel physicians. Approximately 320 children have been hospitalized with HFMD associated with suspected meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), and at least 55 have died. This report describes the clinical course of two fatal cases and presents summary findings from an ongoing clinical, epidemiologic, and laboratory investigation of the 55 deaths.

A case was defined as refractory shock following a prodromal acute illness characterized by fever or rash that resulted in the death of a previously healthy child. Cases of HFMD have been reported from all regions of Taiwan, including Taipei City, with most reported from the central and northern regions.

CASE REPORTS

Case 1

On June 5, fever and headache developed in a 7-year-old girl from Taipei City. On June 6, she vomited and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Case 2

SUMMARY FINDINGS
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