In January to February 2014, 16 hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases were identified in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. All presented with atypical features, with most (n=13) resembling eczema herpeticum or chickenpox. Coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) was identified in all the typed cases (n=11). As atypical forms of HFMD associated with CV-A6 are likely to emerge throughout Europe, clinicians should be alert to unusual clinical presentations of HFMD and virologists aware of effective diagnostic testing and enterovirus typing methods.

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The pulled elbow is the most common dislocation in childhood and as such represents a significant proportion of childhood injuries presenting to an accident and emergency department. In this article, we bring together the available research in discussing its pathophysiology, diagnosis, investigations and management.

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