Question
A few days ago, my child had a fever and took medication for several days, which then subsided. However, the child has developed white ulcers in the mouth, which are very painful. The child doesn’t want to eat anything and is sneezing. When I dressed the baby in disposable diapers, I noticed several red spots around the belly and legs. Some are red and others are purple, but I’m not sure if this is due to vaccine allergy or the use of disposable diapers. Could my baby have hand, foot, and mouth disease? How should it be treated?
Answer
This condition in the child is not caused by hand, foot, and mouth disease but is likely due to inflammation in the mouth. It is recommended to use cefalosporin antibiotics for intravenous treatment of the fever and to apply a double-dose lozenge spray internally to accelerate the healing of the ulcers. Hand, foot, and mouth disease can cause significant interference for children, so it is advisable for parents to bring their child to a specialist for a follow-up consultation and treatment under the guidance of a doctor.