1. Herpangina involves the anterior oropharynx with grey vesicles and ulcers. T or F
2. Pleurodynia is also known as Bornholm disease. T or F
ANSWERS
1. False
Herpangina is caused by Coxsackievirus and involves the posterior oropharynx
Herpetic gingivostomatitis caused by HSV involves the anterior oropharynx and grey vesicles and ulcers
2. True
Pleurodynia — Pleurodynia is an acute enteroviral illness characterized by fever and paroxysmal spasms of the chest and abdominal muscles . Most cases occur during localized summer outbreaks among adolescents and adults. Regional and nationwide outbreaks involving a large number of older children and young adults have been reported at infrequent intervals, often separated by decades. The role of the group B coxsackieviruses, the most important cause of epidemic pleurodynia, was established in 1949 . Other agents rarely implicated in pleurodynia include echovirus serotypes 1, 6, 9, 16, and 19 and group A coxsackievirus serotypes 4, 6, 9, and 10 .
Pleurodynia can mimic more serious diseases, including bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, myocardial infarction, acute surgical abdomen, and herpes zoster infection. Most patients are ill for four to six days. Children have milder disease than adults, who are often confined to bed.