Patient's question:
My child has hand, foot, and mouth disease. How should it be treated? His current symptoms include persistent coughing, sore throat, sores in the mouth, difficulty eating hard foods, and low-grade fever. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral infection that can manifest as fever, oral ulcers, blisters, and papules and macules on the skin of the hands and feet. It is usually effective in treatment and supportive care, and can be cured within 1-2 weeks. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is contagious, so isolation and attention to personal and environmental hygiene are necessary. Due to oral ulcers, the diet should be light, preferably a liquid diet.