Patient's question:
I hope you are doing well. Are the small red spots that have reappeared due to hand, foot, and mouth disease very serious? How should we treat hand, foot, and mouth disease in children? Can it be prevented? What are the general symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease? What can be done?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, the child is suffering from hand, foot, and mouth disease, which is a contagious infectious disease caused by a viral infection. It commonly occurs in preschool children. The clinical manifestations include small red spots on the hands, feet, and mouth. In rare cases, fever may also occur. It is recommended to give the child oral antiviral medication. In daily life, it is important to drink more water and eat less spicy and irritating food. During the high incidence period of hand, foot, and mouth disease, it is strictly forbidden to take the child to crowded places.