Question
My child was diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease today, with a low fever ranging from 38.7 to 37.7 degrees Celsius. While sleeping at home, I noticed that the child’s hands and feet occasionally tremble. Could this be a sign of meningitis?
Answer
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses, which typically resolves with symptomatic treatment without complications. Hand, foot, and mouth disease can lead to complications such as aseptic meningitis. This type of meningitis often resolves on its own after the hand, foot, and mouth disease has healed. Based on the symptoms you described, the occasional tremors in your child’s hands and feet while sleeping should not be indicative of this condition. Wishing the patient a swift recovery!