CLINICAL POLYMORPHISM AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS

Among acute infectious diseases the pathologies caused by enteroviruses are distinguished by their extraordinary clinical polymorphism. This research article analyzes in detail the various clinical manifestations of enterovirus infections and explores the differential diagnostic criteria for distinguishing them from other etiologically similar diseases. The main focus is placed on the complex processes where a single virus serotype can cause many different syndromes and different serotypes can cause the same clinical condition. During the study the course of major clinical forms such as hand foot and mouth disease, herpangina, aseptic meningitis and myocarditis were examined. The results indicate that the correct application of modern molecular diagnostic methods such as the polymerase chain reaction and the early identification of specific clinical signs of the disease are of crucial importance in preventing unnecessary antibiotic therapy and providing timely adequate care to patients.