Patient's question:
My daughter is three and a half years old. These past few days, she said her mouth hurts a bit when eating dinner. I noticed a few small red spots inside her mouth. Then I heard that there are children in her kindergarten who have hand, foot, and mouth disease. I carefully checked other parts of her body and didn't see these red spots appearing again. I want to ask the expert if this could be hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, the typical symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease are characterized by blisters on the oral mucosa, red rashes on the palms, soles of the feet, and buttocks, accompanied by recurrent fever that does not subside. This disease is usually transmitted through contact with other children suffering from hand, foot, and mouth disease. To confirm the diagnosis of hand, foot, and mouth disease, it is necessary to undergo examinations such as throat swabs and blood tests to check for the presence of enterovirus. Finally, we wish you a speedy recovery.