Question
What symptoms is your child experiencing? Could it be hand, foot, and mouth disease?
Answer
Based on your description, your child is showing symptoms of fever, oral ulcers, and rashes, which are indicative of hand, foot, and mouth disease. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an infectious illness caused by enteroviruses and typically lasts about a week. The illness presents as blisters or red macules on the buttocks and limbs (palms and soles), surrounded by red halos. The blisters are not painful, itchy, scabbing, or leaving scars. Most children also have blisters inside their mouths, accompanied by pain, drooling, refusal to eat, and fever. Treatment primarily involves antiviral therapy, with the child needing adequate rest and plenty of fluids. Wishing your little one a healthy growth!