Patient's question:
Initial symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease, what are they? Could you please explain it to me, thank you, because our child has now started to have a fever, suddenly high fever up to 39 or 40 degrees, but currently, the child does not have blisters on the body, hands, or feet, only blisters in the throat, is this hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
The initial symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease mainly involve the appearance of small blisters on the hands, feet, or mouth. Patients primarily exhibit abnormal pain and a lack of appetite. In severe cases, it can also lead to abnormal body fever. Currently, the symptoms suggest the possibility of hand, foot, and mouth disease. Treatment should focus on using antiviral medications combined with heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs to alleviate symptoms and promote a reduction in body temperature.