CHARACTERISTICS AND SOME FACTORS RELATED TO SEVEREHAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN CHILDREN IN THAI NGUYEN CENTRAL HOSPITAL

Abstract

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common infectious disease in young children. Our study aims to describe the characteristics and some factors related to the severity of patients with hand, foot and mouth disease at Thai Nguyen Central Hospital from January 2019 to July 2020. The study by cross-sectional descriptive method followed 120 children from 02 months to 5 years old who were diagnosed with the guidance of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam. Research results show that the male/ female ratio was 1.9/ 1. Age group most affected was under 3 years old. Common symptoms included high fever, mouth pain, startling, and vomiting. Leukocytes increased by 55%. Platelets > 400,000/ mm³ accounted for 19.2%. CRP increased by 77.5%, positive EV71 accounted for 5.8%. Factors related to the severity of hand, foot and mouth disease consisted of high fever > 39^oC, vomiting, tachypnea, tachycardia > 150 beats/ min, startle, limb tremor, limb weakness, mucosal lesions, platelets 350,000/ mm³, and positive EV71 test.