Patient's question:
Feeling hot, nausea, mouth ulcers, fever caused by, antiviral treatment, intravenous infusion. Is a lumbar puncture test required when discharged from the hospital after recovering from hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
Because some types of the virus that causes hand, foot, and mouth disease can lead to aseptic encephalitis complications, the purpose of the hospital's lumbar puncture examination may be to differentiate and diagnose bacterial encephalitis. Since the child has recovered after treatment, the lumbar puncture examination may not necessarily be necessary. The child is troubled by hand, foot, and mouth disease, so parents must take the child to the hospital for timely medical treatment to prevent the indiscriminate use of small advertisements for drugs. Proper medication is required, and parents should provide the child with enough care and attention, and do their best to help the child receive timely treatment for the disease.