Patient's question:
What are the symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease? Is it just inflammation on the hands, feet, and mouth? What are the symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
A very small number of children may develop complications such as myocarditis, pulmonary edema, and aseptic meningitis, with acute onset and fever. Recurrent oral mucosal herpes zoster appears as rice-sized vesicles with significant pain. Rice-sized vesicles may also appear on the palms or soles, and the buttocks or knees may occasionally be affected. The vesicles are surrounded by inflammatory erythema with less fluid inside. Some children may also experience cough, runny nose, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, and headache. Doctors can usually distinguish hand, foot, and mouth disease from other causes of oral ulcers based on the patient's age, symptoms described by the patient or their parents, and a careful examination of the rash and ulcers.