Patient's question:
Hello, how are you? What are the initial symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease? Do you have a fever and cough? How should hand, foot, and mouth disease be treated?Doctor's answer:
Different children may exhibit different initial symptoms when they experience hand, foot, and mouth disease again. Some children may first show symptoms of fever, while others may first develop blisters and vesicles on the oral mucosa and skeletal muscle areas. Therefore, this is not absolute, and it's not a one-size-fits-all rule. Since your child is currently mainly experiencing fever and cough, it could also be a common cold or bronchitis. You can take your child to the pediatric department for a follow-up examination, perform lung percussion, complete blood count, mycoplasma antibody tests, chest X-rays, and other detailed checks. Based on the different test results, you can then determine whether it is necessary to use blood-cooling medications and antibiotics for treatment.