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ID DOID:10883
Name herpangina
Definition A viral infectious disease that results in infection located in mouth, has_material_basis_in Human coxsackievirus A16, Human enterovirus 71, group B coxsackievirus, or echoviruses, which are transmitted by ingestion of food contaminated with feces, transmitted by contact with pharyngeal secretions, or transmitted by droplet spread of oronasal secretions. The infection has symptom fever, has symptom sore throat, and has symptom lesions in the back area of the mouth, particularly the soft palate or tonsillar pillars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpangina, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000969.htm
Xrefs

ICD10CM:B08.5

ICD9CM:074.0

MESH:D006557

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154358007

UMLS_CUI:C0019338

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DO_infectious_disease_slim

Synonyms

Vesicular pharyngitis [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a viral infectious disease

is_a mouth disease

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