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Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease
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Diagnosis & Tests
How is the disease diagnosed?
Diagnosis of HFM disease begins with a medical history and physical exam. HFM disease is diagnosed by observing the characteristic rash. There are no commonly used tests to identify the virus. In rare cases, a test may be ordered to look for the virus in fluid from the skin lesions.