Question
Four days ago, my child has had a persistent fever. How should I treat a child with hand, foot, and mouth disease who has a high fever after 4 days?
Answer
Antiviral medications such as ribavirin or viraxis can be taken, and fever can be treated with some cooling and detoxifying traditional Chinese medicine. Hand, foot, and mouth disease may be accompanied by myocarditis, encephalitis, meningitis, and other conditions, so timely symptomatic treatment should be sought, along with the intake of B-complex vitamins. Since it is caused by an infection, antiviral treatment can be administered while paying attention to easy-to-digest and absorbent diets to increase nutritional supplementation of vitamins and trace elements. It is recommended to use Qingkailing tablets.