Patient's question:
The child was diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease today. The low-grade fever ranged from a high of 38.7°C to a low of 37.7°C. After taking medicine and going home to sleep, the child noticed that their hands and feet sometimes trembled. Could it be meningitis?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses. Generally, if there are no complications, symptomatic treatment can lead to a full recovery. Hand, foot, and mouth disease may lead to complications such as aseptic meningitis and encephalitis. This aseptic meningitis can also be cured after the full recovery from hand, foot, and mouth disease. However, based on the symptoms you mentioned, such as occasional hand and foot tremors during sleep, it should not be the case. Wishing the patient a speedy recovery!