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What is hand, foot, and mouth disease? Does the doctor recommend going to the hospital for treatment? How long will it take to recover after treatment?

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Hello, based on your description, hand, foot, and mouth disease is a possibility. Here are some treatment measures you can take:

  1. Take antiviral medications such as rimantadine.
  2. Maintain local hygiene to prevent secondary bacterial infection.
  3. If there is mouth ulcers and difficulty in eating, provide easily digestible liquid or semi-liquid foods; gargle after meals.
  4. Topically, you can use nystatin fish liver oil to alleviate pain and promote the healing of ulcers.
  5. If there is fever, some cooling and detoxifying traditional Chinese medicine can be used. Generally speaking, it can heal itself within 1 to 2 weeks. If you feel itchy, you can try using calamine lotion to apply to the affected area.