Patient's question:
A week with small blisters on hands, feet, and mouth. Onset date: October 8th. Test results: Hand, foot, and mouth disease. Past treatment and effectiveness: Infused for five days and recovered. The doctor advised taking medication at home, but a few more blisters appeared. What is the reason?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses, which frequently occurs in children under the age of 5. It can lead to blisters on the hands, feet, and mouth, and in rare cases, it may cause complications such as myocarditis, pulmonary edema, and aseptic meningitis. In severe cases, if the condition progresses rapidly, it can be life-threatening. Hand, foot, and mouth disease can spread through various methods, including skin-to-skin contact, respiratory transmission, and foodborne transmission. It is a highly infectious, symptomatically obvious, and relatively dangerous disease.