Question
How should parents handle recurring fever in children with hand, foot, and mouth disease?
Answer
Hand, foot, and mouth disease often causes recurring fever in children. Normally, the disease will naturally progress within a week, with symptoms such as recurring fever and the recurrence of rashes. Parents should carefully observe the child’s mental state. If the child is in good spirits, able to eat, sleep, and play normally, there is no need to worry excessively. However, if the child shows symptoms such as a poor mental state, headache, dry heaves, anorexia, pale complexion, tremors, or twitching of limbs, it may indicate that the condition is worsening and should be treated promptly at a hospital with appropriate facilities. Therefore, when children are troubled by hand, foot, and mouth disease, parents must seek medical treatment immediately to avoid various misconceptions and take appropriate treatment measures based on the child’s condition.