Patient's question:
A child is 6 years old. Last Sunday, they contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease, which has been improving for several days. Yesterday, they started coughing, and today their throat is red. What medicine would be best to take?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses. In terms of treatment principles, if there are no complications, the prognosis is generally good, and most patients recover within a week. The main treatment principle is symptomatic treatment. Antiviral drugs, heat-clearing and detoxifying traditional Chinese herbal medicines, and vitamins B and C can be taken. Patients with complications may receive intramuscular injection of immune globulin. Hand, foot, and mouth disease poses significant harm to children, and it is recommended that parents take their children to a specialized clinic for follow-up treatment under the guidance of a doctor. In daily life, children can be given sufficient care and attention, with special attention paid to their dietary needs, hoping that they can recover as soon as possible!