Patient's question:
My child is two years old this year. Last month, I noticed he had hand, foot, and mouth disease, but he has fully recovered now. These days, I've noticed that he has started having diarrhea. I want to know what's going on?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common infectious illness that primarily affects children. The highest infection rates are observed in children under the age of five. When children contract hand, foot, and mouth disease, they may develop blisters on their hands, feet, and mouth. In rare cases, the disease can also lead to symptoms such as myocarditis or meningitis. For mild cases, only respiratory infection symptoms like coughing and runny nose may appear. Some patients may also experience nausea as a specific symptom. In the early stages of the illness, fever occurs, and after two days of fever, blisters begin to appear on the skin. Most patients recover completely within a week, with the blisters disappearing.