Emerg Infect Dis

eid

Emerging Infectious Diseases

1080-60401080-6059

Centers for Disease Control

11266307

2631691

Research Article

Pathologic studies of fatal cases in outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease, Taiwan.

Shieh

W. J.

wshieh@cdc.govJung

S. M.

Hsueh

Kuo

T. T.

Mounts

Parashar

Yang

C. F.

Guarner

Ksiazek

T. G.

Dawson

Goldsmith

Chang

G. J.

Oberste

S. M.

Pallansch

M. A.

Anderson

L. J.

Zaki

S. R.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop G32, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

Jan-Feb2001

71146148

In 1998, an outbreak of enterovirus 71-associated hand, foot, and mouth disease occurred in Taiwan. Pathologic studies of two fatal cases with similar clinical features revealed two different causative agents, emphasizing the need for postmortem examinations and modern pathologic techniques in an outbreak investigation.