Patient's question:
My son is usually very troublesome and often bites his fingers and toys. He is particularly unhygienic. Recently, I noticed some small red rashes on his hands, which made me worry if he was allergic. The doctor said it was hand, foot, and mouth disease.Doctor's answer:
Hello, hand, foot, and mouth disease must be taken seriously by parents. The symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease often peak in spring and summer. The first symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease are low fever, poor appetite, and lethargy. The symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease include fever, mouth pain, poor appetite, and scattered vesicles or ulcers on the oral mucosa, located mostly on the tongue, buccal mucosa, and hard palate. Small maculopapular lesions appear on the hands, feet, buttocks, arms, and legs, which later turn into vesicles. The vesicles may have an inflammatory red halo around them, with less fluid inside. The incubation period of hand, foot, and mouth disease is 3 to 5 days, with early symptoms such as low fever, general malaise, and abdominal pain.