Question
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease causes oral ulcers to become increasingly severe. The patient is two and a half years old and cries with pain in the mouth when eating. The disease has been healed for half a month; during the onset, there were some blisters in the mouth, with more than ten blisters on each hand. For the first three days, there were occasional fevers, and six days of intravenous injections were administered. Up to now, the oral ulcers have become more severe. What should be done?
Answer
Hello: Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease is an infectious disease caused by several enteroviruses, primarily affecting children under five years old. The disease often manifests as small or green bean-sized grayish white vesicles or red papules with a reddened border appearing in the oral cavity’s cheeks, tongue, soft palate, hard palate, inner lips, carotid sinus, elbows, knees, buttocks, and perineum. Wash your baby’s face with physiological saline before and after meals;