Patient's question:
Recently, my 5-year-old child has developed two small red beans on each hand, but they are not rice grain-sized. Is it hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
If the child's eating habits are not affected and there is no fever, hand, foot, and mouth disease can be ruled out. Please look at the specific condition of your son. If it's not a mosquito bite, it might be caused by a virus. The reason for this phenomenon is related to the child's immune system. It usually improves on its own within about a week. Hand, foot, and mouth disease typically has a 2-5-day incubation period. In the early stages of the illness, the symptoms are usually mild, which may include low fever, fatigue, headache, cough, runny nose, and poor appetite. I suggest you wait and see how the child's condition develops before taking them to the hospital for examination and treatment.