Patient's question:
My son is now two years old. For some reason, he got hand, foot, and mouth disease. Now his buttocks are covered with small red dots, like millet grains. He is still eating dinner normally. How long does hand, foot, and mouth disease usually last?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a contagious illness. If you come into contact with a patient, children may be infected with hand, foot, and mouth disease. For patients with mild symptoms, the illness usually resolves on its own within about a week. Some patients may also experience symptoms such as coughing, runny nose, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and headache. In rare cases, the illness can be severe, potentially leading to conditions like encephalitis, meningitis, myocarditis, or pneumonia. However, if there are no other symptoms, it's usually not a concern, and recovery typically occurs gradually over about one to ten days.