Abstract
Coxsackie A9 virus was identified by the authors during the fall of 1965 in Montreal in six children with fever and exanthem. Three of the six children were siblings. The exanthem was centrally distributed as described by Lerner et al. and consisted of discrete maculopapules 3 to 4 mm. in diameter. The viral agent was recovered and identified in tissue culture in five cases, while in the sixth Coxsackie type-A lesions were produced in suckling mice. Serological confirmation was obtained in two patients from whom sera were available. In contrast, no exanthem was observed in three older patients with a diagnosis of aseptic meningitis associated with Coxsackie A9 virus. In only one of 16 patients with Coxsackie B virus infection was an exanthem observed during the same period.
The true incidence of Coxsackie A9-associated exanthems is difficult to determine because of the benign nature of the disease.
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