Herpangina. Clinical case

Enterovirus infections are a group of acute infectious diseases caused by enteroviruses (including Coxsackie A and B viruses, ECHO viruses ), which clinically present symptoms of damage to the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, muscular system, mucous membranes and skin, fever. This article presents a clinical case of patient L., 12 years old, who admitted to an otorhinolaryngologist with clinical manifestations of herpangina. The diagnosis was confirmed by PCR. The patient was prescribed, adequate rehydration, diet with the exclusion of salty, spicy and fried foods, restriction of physical activity, exclusion of thermal procedures, Benzydamine Spray (Oralsept) 0.255 mg/dose, 6 doses 3 times/day, topically, on demand and inosine pranobex (Groprinosin) in a daily dose of 50 mg/kg of body weight: 1 tablet 500 mg 4 times a day for 7 days (at the rate of 1 tablet of 500 mg per 10 kg of body weight; for a patient weighing 41 kg — 4 tablets per day). On the 10th day from the onset of the disease, the docter noted a complete regression of clinical symptoms and the patient was discharged with recovery. © A.P. PEREVERZEV, A.S. PEREVERZEVA, V.I. POPADYUK, O.D. OSTROUMOVA.