Patient's question:
A 1.5-year-old baby, with high fever on the first day, visited the doctor twice, who both diagnosed viral herpes. The baby received a fever-reducing injection, antiviral oral liquid, and cefixime suspension. On the third day, the baby didn’t have a high fever during the day but had a fever again at night. Another fever-reducing injection was administered, and an additional three days of antiviral injections were added. Now the baby no longer has a high fever, but still doesn’t eat much and only drinks some milk. Previously, there were only a few red rashes on the baby’s face. When asked by the doctor, it was also suggested that it could be hand, foot, and mouth disease, but it was still recommended to continue the previously prescribed medication. Today, it was noticed that there are more blisters and pimples on the baby’s feet, as well as on the buttocks and legs. It’s impossible to wait until tomorrow to see the doctor, and the parent is very anxious. Hello, what should I do? Please reply quickly! Thank you!Treatment history and effectiveness: [Not provided]
The type of help needed: How to treat it?
Doctor's answer:
In this case, if it's hand, foot, and mouth disease, it's generally based on the child's own immune system to fight the virus, and there isn't really a particularly effective treatment... The main thing is to carefully observe the child's mental state and fever, as well as whether there are any neurological symptoms or signs of heart palpitations, to prevent severe complications. If the child has a fever, you can give them many fever-reducing medications or use physical cooling methods, and oral antiviral medications. I hope this helps, and wish you a speedy recovery.