Patient's question:
Summer is the peak season for hand, foot, and mouth disease. What are the symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease in children? What should be noted?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is now not difficult to treat. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses, primarily occurring in infants under the age of 5. It can cause fever, rash, and ulcers on the hands, feet, mouth, and other parts. Some patients may develop complications such as myocarditis, pulmonary edema, and aseptic meningitis and encephalitis. There are more than 20 types of enteroviruses that can cause hand, foot, and mouth disease, with Coxackie virus A16 and enterovirus 71 being the most common. The first symptom is high fever, followed by the appearance of blisters 1-2 days later.