CRF HFMD Asmgh
CRF HFMD Asmgh
I. PATIENT INFORMATION
Patient Number Patient’s First Name Middle Name Last Name
Seen/Consult of Illness
MM DD YY Name of investigator/s: Contact Nos.:
Date of
Investigation:
II. CLINICAL INFORMATION
Fever: Y N Other signs/symptoms (please tick) Are there any complications?
Date onset: ____/____/____ Poor/loss of appetite Y N
Rash: Y N Body malaise If YES, specify:
Date onset: ____/____/____ Sore throat ____________________________________
palms fingers Nausea & vomiting
soles of feet Buttocks Difficulty of breathing Working/Final Diagnosis
Mouth ulcers Acute Flaccid Paralysis
Painful? Y N Meningeal irritation
Characteristic: Others, specify:
maculopapular papulovesicular __________________________________
Result:
Specify
Specimen If YES, Date sent to Date received Positive, Nega- Date of result
organism
Date Collected RITM at RITM tive , Not Done
Throat swab ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /______
Vesicle swab ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /______
Rectal swab ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /______
Stool ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /____ ___ /___ /______
CASE DEFINITION/CLASSIFICATION:
Suspected case of HFMD: Any individual, regardless of age, who develop acute febrile illness with papulovesicular or
maculopapular rash on palms and soles, with or without vesicular lesion/ulcers in the mouth.
Probable case of HFMD: A suspected case that has not been confirmed by a laboratory, but is geographically and tempo-
rally related to a laboratory-confirmed case.
Confirmed case of HFMD: A suspected case with positive laboratory result for Human Enteroviruses that cause HFMD.
Suspected case of Severe Enteroviral Disease: Any child less than ten (10) years of age: with fever plus any severe signs
and symptoms referable to central nervous system involvement, autonomic nervous system dysregulation or cardiopulmonary
failure;
Confirmed case of Severe Enteroviral Disease: A suspected Severe Enteroviral Disease that has positive laboratory re-
sults for Enteroviruses
Aseptic Meningitis Febrile illness with headache, vomiting and meningism associated with of more
that 5-10 white cells per cubic millimeter in cerebrospinal (CSF) fluid, and nega-
tive results on CSF bacterial culture.
Brainstem encephalitis Myodonus, ataxia, nystagmus, oculomotor palsies, and bulberpalsy in various
combinations, with or without MRI. In resource –limited settings, the diagnosis of
brainstem encephalitis can be made in children with frequent myoclonic jerks
and CSF pleocytosis.
Encephalomyelitis Acute onset of hyporeflexic flaccid muscle weakness with myoclonus, ataxia,
nystagmus, oculomotor palsies and bulbar palsy in various combinations.
Acute Flaccid Paralysis Acute onset of flaccid muscle weakness and lack of reflexes.
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Presence of cold sweating , mottled skin, tachycardia, tachypnea, and
dysregulation hypertension
Pulmonary oedema/haemorrhage Respiratory distress with tachycardia, tachypnea, rales, and pink frothy secre-
tion that develops after ANS dysregulation, together with a chest radiograph that
shows bilateral pulmonary infiltrates without cardiomegaly.