Patient's question:
Some children in your child's class have caught hand, foot, and mouth disease and are resting. In the past few days, my baby has also had a slight fever, around 39 degrees Celsius. At the beginning, it was just a slight cough and cold, but now I suddenly noticed red spots on her hands. Is my child suffering from hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
Your child's class has many children suffering from hand, foot, and mouth disease, which has led to the need for makeup classes. Additionally, small red spots have reappeared on their hands, so you need to pay close attention to their feet and oral mucosa. If red spots also appear there, the likelihood of contracting hand, foot, and mouth disease is relatively high. Since hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral infection and also an self-limiting illness, and enhancing nutrition are sufficient at this time.