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A member asked:

My friend has fever blisters all over her mouth, could it be hand, foot, and mouth disease?

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Probably not: A number of things can cause blisters all over the mouth including a number of viruses (including herpes but also many others) and also stress (causing aphthous ulcers). Hand/foot/mouth disease is much more common in infants and in all people generally resolves on it's own after a few days.

Dr Fisher agreed

Answered 2/7/2016

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