Patient's question:
My baby had blisters in her mouth and rashes on her hands and feet a couple of days ago. She was diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease. The doctor gave her an injection, but I'm not quite about it getting better. I want to ask, what antiviral medications are there for hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is most common in children aged 4, and is usually caused by enteroviruses. Treating hand, foot, and mouth disease is most effective with traditional Chinese medicine. Generally, it involves a combination of oral medication and topical application to the mouth. Without complications, the condition typically heals on its own within a week, with a good prognosis. Currently, there is no antiviral medication that can effectively combat these viruses, and no drug has been found to be particularly effective against the virus causing hand, foot, and mouth disease. Therefore, the most important thing for hand, foot, and mouth disease is to enhance care for the child during the illness, maintain good oral hygiene, and use physiological saline or warm water to rinse the face before and after defecation.