Patient's question:
Can children get hand, foot, and mouth disease? Both hands and feet have one or two red spots, a bit itchy, and a bit painful. About the past treatment and its effectiveness: none. What kind of assistance is needed: can taking medicine make it better? How long will it take?Doctor's answer:
Disease is a contagious childhood illness, also known as eruptive vesicular stomatitis. When children are infected with enterovirus, they often develop symptoms with fever, typically around 38°C. Oral mucosa reappears with clustered herpes, rice-sized, with significant pain, and rice-sized blisters may also appear on the palms or soles, with the buttocks potentially affected. The blisters have an inflammatory red halo with less fluid inside.Advice: Hand, foot, and mouth disease is most common in children under 6 years old, but it doesn’t mean older children are safe—adults can also get sick. It is recommended that you take your child to the hospital for examination.