Patient's question:
The day before yesterday, I unknowingly played with a child who has hand, foot, and mouth disease. Now, the baby has had a fever for 2 days, with temperatures around 38 degrees Celsius. There's just one blister inside the mouth, and no other symptoms are present. However, the doctor isn't sure if this is the early stage of hand, foot, and mouth disease. Could you please tell me what are the symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
Acute onset, fever; scattered herpetic vesicles of rice grain size appearing on the oral mucosa, with significant pain; herpetic vesicles of rice grain size appearing on the palms or soles, occasionally affecting the buttocks or knees. The vesicles have an inflammatory erythema around them, with less fluid inside. Some children may also have symptoms such as cough, runny nose, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, and headache. This disease is self-limiting, with most having a good prognosis and no (sequelae). In very rare cases, it can lead to serious complications such as meningitis, encephalitis, myocarditis, flaccid paralysis, and pulmonary edema.