The baby, who is 2 years and 7 months old, had hand, foot, and mouth disease and received intravenous fluids for 6 days. In the past two days, he/she has...

Patient's question:

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Doctor's answer:

Available is the formula "Qingwen Baidu Yin"; for complications such as high fever that does not subside, frequent coughing, and shortness of breath, the formula "Jizhao Lian Huang Wan combined with Shenfu Tang" can be used. During the recovery phase of the illness, for children with dry mouth and sore throat, add Shashen and Maidong to the formula to nourish yin and generate fluids, clear heat, and moisten the throat. If the child develops oral herpes, any one of the following can be applied to the affected area: Xigua Shuang, Bingpeng San, or Xili San. For severe hand and foot herpes, any one of the following can be used: Ruyijinhuang San or Qingdai San, mixed with sesame oil and applied to the affected areas.