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Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Your child's doctor can usually diagnose hand-foot-and-mouth disease by the distinctive sores and blisters. Your description of any other symptoms your child has is also helpful.
Tests are not usually needed. Sometimes a doctor may want to confirm the type of virus present by examining a sample of blister tissue or fluid.
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: April 14, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease | |
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