Patient's question:
Last night before the New Year, I had a fever of 38.2 degrees. After taking medicine, the fever went down. At that time, I hadn't seen any red rashes yet. The next night, while eating dinner, I noticed that eating caused pain, and then I saw red spots in my mouth, which looked like ulcers. The third day, I noticed that I had them on my hands, feet, and buttocks. Tonight seems to be very severe, but I haven't had a fever. What kind of help do I need: I want to know if I might have hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
Your child's condition is highly likely to be hand, foot, and mouth disease. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses. If there are no severe complications, the course of the disease is usually about one week.1. The rash of hand, foot, and mouth disease appears as vesicles or red papules on the extremities, buttocks (palms, soles), with a surrounding red halo. The rash is painless, itchy, does not crust, and does not leave scars. At the same time, most children have vesicles in their mouths, accompanied by pain, drooling, poor appetite, and fever.
2. The treatment for this disease is primarily based on antiviral therapy. The child should rest and drink plenty of fluids. Wishing your baby a healthy growth!