Patient's question:
The child is 3 and a half years old. Last Friday, she had some coughing with phlegm and went to the hospital. The doctor said it was a cold caused by catching a cold and prescribed medication. In the afternoon, she took a nap and had a fever of 38.2 degrees. After waking up, we took her for a walk in the community, and her fever went down. However, after finishing the two-day medication prescribed by the doctor, it didn’t help at all. We took her back to the hospital, and the doctor still said it was a cold with coughing and a bit of tracheitis, prescribing three more days of medication.In the past two days, we noticed red spots on her mouth and hands. After going to the hospital for a blood test, we found out it was hand, foot, and mouth disease. After taking medication for a week, her cough has stopped, but she still has occasional coughs with a little phlegm. Could this be related to hand, foot, and mouth disease? The doctor gave her a spray. Is hand, foot, and mouth disease self-limiting, meaning no medication is needed, just the spray to let it heal on its own? For the phlegm issue, if the disease fades away, will the phlegm also naturally disappear?
Doctor's answer:
For the question you raised, you currently have hand, foot, and mouth disease and tracheitis—these are two separate conditions! Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral infection that is self-limiting, but symptomatic treatment is still necessary to alleviate symptoms. For tracheitis, it is recommended to focus on medication, and you can add oral expectorants if needed. therapy may also be necessary when appropriate. The above advice is for the question "How to treat a 3.5-year-old child with some cough and excessive phlegm last Friday?" I hope it helps you. Wishing you good health!