How to treat early infantile hand, foot, and mouth disease

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Doctor's answer:

The earliest symptoms should include low fever, discomfort, poor appetite, and sore throat. After 1 to 2 days, red vesicles will appear in the child's mouth and quickly rupture into small ulcers (2 to 3 millimeters in diameter), distributed on the tongue, gums, cheeks, and other areas, causing oral pain, drooling, and refusal to eat. Subsequently, red maculopapular lesions will appear on the palms and soles, with some containing cloudy fluid-filled vesicles in the center. These vesicles are painless and itchy, and the same rash can also appear on the buttocks, hence the name hand, foot, and mouth disease.