Patient's question:
My home has a 3-year-old child who was diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease today. He had a fever yesterday, and he also slept with a 4-month-old baby yesterday. Will it be contagious to this baby?Doctor's answer:
Available for the "Yinqiao Powder" formula; if high fever persists with dense distribution of blisters on the mouth, hands, feet, buttocks, and limbs, the "Qingwen Baidu Yin" formula can be used; for complications such as persistent high fever and frequent coughing with shortness of breath, the "Jizhao Lian Huang Wan combined with Shenfu Tang" formula can be used. During the recovery phase of the illness, for children with dry mouth and sore throat, Shachen Maidong Tang can be modified by adding Shengdihuang and Lugen to nourish yin and generate fluids, clear heat, and moisten the throat. If blisters appear in the child's mouth, one of the following can be applied to the affected area: Xigua Shuang, Bingpeng San, or Xili San. For severe blisters on the hands and feet, one of the following can be used: Ruyijinhuang San or Qingdai San, mixed with sesame oil and applied to the affected areas.