What are the guidelines for treating hand, foot and mouth disease?

Timely treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease is particularly important, because if this disease is not treated in time, it will cause serious harm to the patient's body and there are many complications, so patients must pay attention to it. The following content introduces the treatment of this disease in detail, you can have a comprehensive understanding of it.

1. Treatment principles

In terms of treatment, if there are no complications, the prognosis is generally good and most patients recover within a week. The treatment principle is mainly symptomatic treatment. You can take antiviral drugs, Chinese herbal medicines for clearing heat and detoxifying, and vitamins B and C. Patients with complications can receive intramuscular injection of immunoglobulin. During the illness, the child's care should be strengthened and oral hygiene should be maintained. You can rinse your mouth with saline or warm water before and after eating. It is better to eat liquid or semi-liquid food without irritation. The causes of hand, foot and mouth disease may be combined with myocarditis, encephalitis, meningitis, flaccid paralysis, etc., so observation should be strengthened and not be taken lightly.

2. Western medicine treatment

If there are no complications, most children with hand, foot and mouth disease can recover within a week. The principle of treatment is mainly symptomatic treatment, taking vitamins B, C and antiviral drugs under the guidance of a doctor. In addition, hand, foot and mouth disease may be combined with myocarditis, encephalitis, meningitis and other diseases, and should be reviewed in a timely manner.

(1) Western medicine treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease ① Contact persons should pay attention to disinfection and isolation to avoid cross infection. ② Closely monitor changes in the patient's condition, especially the functions of important organs such as the brain, lungs, and heart; for critically ill patients, pay special attention to monitoring blood pressure, blood gas analysis, blood sugar, and chest X-rays. ③ Strengthen symptomatic supportive treatment and provide good oral care. ④ Pay attention to maintaining the balance of water, electrolytes, acid and alkali and protecting important organs. ⑤ Patients with increased intracranial pressure can be given dehydration treatment such as mannitol. Severe cases can be given methylprednisolone, intravenous immunoglobulin and other drugs as appropriate. ⑥ Patients with signs of respiratory failure such as hypoxemia and dyspnea should receive mechanical ventilation treatment as soon as possible. ⑦ Maintain stable blood pressure and give appropriate vasoactive drugs when necessary.

Treatment of other severe conditions: If DIC, pulmonary edema, heart failure, etc. occur, appropriate treatment should be given.

The above content has introduced in detail the treatment methods of hand, foot and mouth disease. For patients infected with this disease, they must pay attention to it and seek timely treatment. The above content has introduced in detail the treatment methods. As a patient, you can choose to receive treatment. Only through treatment as soon as possible can you recover.