Patient's question:
The child's tongue has many small red blisters like a strawberry tongue, with a thick white coating in the middle. It doesn't hurt, and there are no other symptoms elsewhere on the body. The child is eating and drinking normally, and their mental state is fine. It has been about three or four days. Could it be scarlet fever?Doctor's answer:
I am a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner. Based on the description of your child's tongue quality and coating, as well as the symptoms, the child is currently inclined to stomach fire, which may be due to recent insufficient water intake and a dislike for spicy, greasy, and oily foods, leading to stomach heat and the transformation of the tongue being. I suggest that you first base your child's diet on light and plain foods, avoiding spicy, extremely cold, and greasy foods, and encouraging more water intake. This will gradually improve. This is not scarlet fever, and there is no need for medication at the moment.