Hand-foot-mouth disease in puerperium

Abstract

Our case report describes a case of an otherwise predominantly childhood disease in a young adult woman with a good socioeconomic background who developed pruritic exanthema on the 2nd day after spontaneous delivery. The aim of the paper is to characterize the disease and to describe the possible risks for mother and child according to the available literature, as well as complications not only in puerperium but also during pregnancy. Key words: hand – foot – mouth disease – exanthema – gravidity – postpartum period – Coxsackie