Patient's question:
The child is one and a half weeks old and has hand, foot, and mouth disease, which is relatively mild. There is redness and swelling in the mouth with some blisters, and there are a few red bumps around the buttocks. The child went to the hospital and took medicine for three days, but there was still no improvement. The child is crying. How should a one and a half-week-old child be treated for hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, your child's hand, foot, and mouth disease condition seems quite severe. We recommend you adopt the following treatment measures. Focus on administering antiviral medication to your child, and then maintain the baby's local hygiene to prevent secondary bacterial infections. When the baby has a fever, you can use many heat-clearing and detoxifying traditional Chinese medicines. The child is threatened by hand, foot, and mouth disease, so parents must take the child to see a doctor immediately for treatment to prevent symptom relief through blind medication. For parents, it is important to carefully observe changes in the child's symptoms and do everything possible to help the child receive timely treatment for the disease.