Patient's question:
My son has been born for eight months now, and some things have appeared on his hands. I suspect it might be hand, foot, and mouth disease, but I can't confirm it because I don't really understand the symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease. Therefore, I want to ask what symptoms are typical of hand, foot, and mouth disease, and whether my son's condition matches them?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral infectious illness. The main symptoms include red rashes similar to oral ulcers on the fingers, toes, palms, back of the hands, soles of the feet, or the inside of the mouth. Additionally, red rashes may appear one after another inside the mouth. When hand, foot, and mouth disease recurs, most cases are accompanied by fever. If it is uncertain whether it is hand, foot, and mouth disease, it is necessary to go to a children's hospital for a definitive diagnosis to avoid delaying treatment.