Patient's question:
Recently, there have been many children in elementary school infected with hand, foot, and mouth disease. My son was also accidentally infected. Based on his current symptoms, I believe he has hand, foot, and mouth disease. However, my husband doesn't believe it and thinks it's just a common cold. So, I would like to consult about the symptoms and treatment methods for hand, foot, and mouth disease.Doctor's answer:
Hello, according to the situation you described, the main symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease are rashes or blisters on the skin of the hands, feet, and mouth, as well as the buttocks, and rashes may even appear all over the body, accompanied or not accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is primarily caused by enteroviruses, so the treatment is mainly symptomatic treatment, but it is necessary to pay attention to how it may develop into a severe condition.