What should I do if my baby has small blisters on the back of his hand?

Generally, parents will panic when babies have a lot of blisters on their hands, because the blisters on the back of the hands may be caused by viruses, and the baby’s own awareness of protection is poor and he is unlikely to pay attention. Many parents and friends panic when they see some blisters on their baby’s hands, and start taking them to the hospital for injections and medication. Injections are not good for babies, so it is better to get targeted treatment first. So what should you do if small blisters appear on the back of your baby’s hands?

It is mainly caused by herpes or hand, foot and mouth disease caused by viral infection. Babies should pay attention to prevent infection and observe changes in the baby's condition. If there are repeated fever or digestive symptoms, and different blisters appear on the hands, feet and mouth, take oral antiviral drugs for treatment and observation, prevent the occurrence of complications, and provide timely symptomatic treatment. It may be hand, foot and mouth disease. Once the child is found to be infected with hand, foot and mouth disease, the child should be isolated to avoid the spread of the epidemic.

Your baby should stay home until the fever and rash subside and the blisters have crusted over. Isolation for 2 weeks is generally required. Items used by the baby should be thoroughly disinfected: they can be soaked in chlorine-containing disinfectant, and items that are not suitable for soaking can be exposed to sunlight. The baby's room should be ventilated by opening windows regularly to keep the air fresh and flowing and the temperature appropriate. Families with the conditions can use lactic acid fumigation to disinfect the air every day. Reduce the number of people entering and leaving the baby's room, prohibit smoking, prevent air pollution, and avoid secondary infection.

After reading the above articles, most parents should have some insights. Children have low immunity and may be infected with some viruses, so parents are required to increase protective measures. First of all, try to go to the hospital for a check-up to at least confirm the condition, because there may be many reasons that can cause blisters on the back of children's hands. If hand, foot and mouth disease is discovered, it is better to treat it early.