Patient's question:
What is hand, foot, and mouth disease? Do you need to go to the hospital for treatment? How long does it take to recover?Doctor's answer:
Hello, based on your description, we believe the possibility of hand, foot, and mouth disease is relatively high. We suggest you take the following treatment measures and recommendations:① Take antiviral drugs, such as ribavirin.
② Keep the affected area clean to prevent secondary bacterial infection.
③ Due to the erosion in the mouth, if eating is difficult, you can consume easily digestible liquid or semi-liquid food, and rinse your mouth after meals.
④ Apply oxytetracycline fish liver oil locally to relieve pain and promote the healing of the erosion.
⑤ When fever occurs, you can use some heat-clearing and detoxifying traditional Chinese medicine. Generally, it can heal on its own within 1 to 2 weeks. For itching, you can try applying calamine lotion to the affected area.