Patient's question:
What are the initial symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an intestinal viral disease with a incubation period of 3-7 days. The majority of patients experience sudden onset. It primarily affects four parts of the body: hands, feet, mouth, and buttocks. It has four characteristics: painless, itchy, without scabs, and without scars. In the early stage, there may be mild upper limb symptoms. Due to mouth ulcers causing pain, children may drool and refuse to defecate. Small, yellow macular papules or vesicles with a red halo, primarily arranged on the tongue, cheeks, hands, and feet, or flat or convex macular papules or vesicles.