Patient's question:
My child has had a fever since two days ago. The temperature has been above 38 degrees. After taking medicine, the fever keeps recurring. There are blisters in the mouth, excessive drooling, and a few blisters on the toes. The doctor advised waiting and seeing. Today, the temperature is around 37.3 degrees. Is my child suffering from hand, foot, and mouth disease? How should I treat it?Doctor's answer:
If there are herpes in the mouth, it is herpetic stomatitis. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a contagious disease caused by enterovirus. There are more than 20 types of enteroviruses that can cause hand, foot, and mouth disease. Including Coxackie virus A16 and enterovirus 71 are the most common types. Most cases occur in children under the age of 5. It is characterized by mouth pain, loss of appetite, low fever, small blisters or small ulcers on the hands, feet, mouth, and other parts. Oral ulcers usually do not have rashes in other areas, nor do they have fever.