Patient's question:
Hello, should a 9-year-old child with mild hand, foot, and mouth disease be isolated? How many days should they be isolated? Is it definitely hand, foot, and mouth disease? A 9-year-old child had a high fever a few days ago, with the highest temperature reaching 39.5 degrees. After taking fever-reducing medicine, the fever kept coming back. First, they went to the provincial traditional Chinese medicine hospital for a urine test, which said it wasn't hand, foot, and mouth disease but a bacterial infection. After taking the medicine, there was no improvement, and the fever kept coming back. Later, they went to the children's hospital, where the doctor didn't need a urine test and said it was mild hand, foot, and mouth disease.Treatment history and effectiveness: None.
What kind of help is needed: Which hospital should I believe?
Doctor's answer:
Guidance: Hand, foot, and mouth disease generally has a good prognosis if there are no complications, and most patients recover completely within one week. The main treatment principle is symptomatic treatment. Antiviral drugs and heat-clearing, detoxifying traditional Chinese herbal medicines such as ribavirin, banlangen, and vitamins B and C can be taken. Patients with complications may receive intramuscular immunoglobulin. During the illness, it is important to enhance nursing care for the child and maintain good oral hygiene. Before and after defecation, the face can be washed with physiological saline or warm water. A diet consisting of fluids and semi-liquids, which are non-irritating, is recommended.