Patient's question:
Two days ago, when my daughter was 30 months old and starting at kindergarten, the teacher called to say the child had a fever. Upon returning home, we treated it as a high fever and gave her ibuprofen. The fever gradually subsided, but the next day, she developed over a dozen red spots on her arms and 3-5 blister-like red spots on her tongue. By the third day, her temperature returned to normal, but the red spots on her tongue did not disappear, and the child started crying. We did not visit the hospital.Doctor's answer:
For acute-phase symptoms such as low-grade fever or no fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat, or poor appetite and nausea, the "Yinqiao Powder" formula can be used. If there is persistent high fever, dense distribution of sores on the mouth, hands, feet, buttocks, and limbs, the "Qingwen Baidu Yin" formula can be used. For complications such as unrelenting high fever and frequent coughing with shortness of breath, the "Jizhao Lian Huang Wan combined with Shenfu Tang" formula can be used.During the recovery phase of the illness, for children with dry mouth and sore throat, Shachen Maidong Tang can be modified by adding Shengdihuang (fresh rehmannia root) and Lugen (coptis rhizome) to nourish yin, generate fluids, clear heat, and moisten the throat. If sores appear in the child's mouth, one of the following can be chosen to apply to the affected area: Xigua Shuang (watermelon frost), Bingpeng San (ice borax powder), or Xili San (tin powder). For severe sores on the hands and feet, one of the following can be used, mixed with sesame oil and applied to the affected areas: Ruyijinhuang San (golden flower powder) or Qingdai San (indigo powder).