Patient's question:
Recently the temperature has been high, and the baby also dislikes crawling on the ground. The past two days, I noticed several blisters on the baby's hands and also on the ankles. At first, I thought it might be a burn. When eating, the baby always spits food out, and there are also several blisters in the mouth. Someone said the baby might have hand, foot, and mouth disease.What kind of help is needed: Which department should be seen for hand, foot, and mouth disease?
Doctor's answer:
According to hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common disease in infants and children, an eruptive infectious disease caused by enterovirus, belonging to the scope of infectious diseases. Some general hospitals may have departments of pediatrics and hand, foot, and mouth disease clinics. You can first make an appointment with the pediatric department (usually, general hospitals have dedicated wards for hand, foot, and mouth disease in pediatrics). If the pediatric department does not accept the case, they will inform you which department to consult.1. You can first make an appointment with the pediatric department, and if they do not accept it, they will tell you which department to consult;
2. Pay attention to oral and skin hygiene, clean the mouth with physiological saline daily, and at the same time, take care of the patient to prevent them from scratching the skin blisters, avoiding rupture and transmission.