How to treat hand, foot, and mouth disease in children

Patient's question:

Child has hand, foot, and mouth disease, hospitalized for three days with oral ulcers, blisters have dried, but started with low fever (below 39 degrees) in the afternoon of the third day, and still had fever in the morning of the fourth day, which subsided in the afternoon. How should hand, foot, and mouth disease in children be treated?

Doctor's answer:

According to your condition, it is speculated that herpetic pharyngitis has caused repeated fever symptoms. It is recommended to pay attention to your body, base your diet on light foods, drink more hot water, enhance decomposition metabolism, and avoid spicy foods that may affect your condition. Oral cefixime can be used for anti-inflammatory treatment. The child is threatened by hand, foot, and mouth disease, so the mother must take the child to the hospital for timely treatment to avoid various misunderstandings. Symptomatic treatment should be administered promptly. For parents, it is important to closely monitor the child's condition and do their best to help the child receive timely treatment for the disease.

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