Omaña-Cepeda, CarlosMartínez-Valverde, AndreaSabater Recolons, Ma. del MarJané Salas, EnricMarí Roig, AntonioLópez López, José, 1958-2017-03-132017-03-132016-03-151756-0500https://hdl.handle.net/2445/108342Background: to report an uncommon case of hand, foot and mouth disease, (HFMD) in an immunocompetent adult; a highly infectious disease, characterized by the appearance of vesicles on the mouth, hands and feet, associated with coxsackieviruses and enteroviruses; including a literature review. Case report: a 23 year Caucasian male with no medical or surgical history, no allergies, was not taking any medication and smoked ten cigarettes a day, suffering from discomfort in the oral cavity; itching, burning and pain when swallowing associated with small erythematous lesions located on the hard palate, and small ulcers in tonsillar pillars and right buccal mucosa. Mild fever of 37.8 °C and general malaise. The patient reported he had had contact with a child diagnosed with HFMD. From his background and symptoms, the patient was diagnosed with HFMD. Following symptomatic treatment, the symptoms remitted in 7 days. Methods: a literature review in MEDLINE (PubMed). The inclusion criteria were for studies on humans over the last 5 years, using the keywords HFMD. Results: we found 925 articles, which were subsequently reduced to 52 documents after applying the inclusion criteria. Maculopapular lesions were found on hands and feet. Conclusions: dentists may have a key role diagnosing the disease. A surveillance system to predict future outbreaks, encourage early diagnosis, put appropriate public health measures in place and research vaccine development is vitally important in order to control the disease.11 p.application/pdfengcc-by (c) Omaña-Cepeda, Carlos et al., 2016http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esExantemaVirusRNAMalalties víriquesEritemaResposta immunitàriaOdontologiaSalut pública dentalAdultsExanthemataVirusesRNAVirus diseasesErythemaImmune responseDentistryDental public healthAdulthoodinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article6593312017-03-13info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess26975350