Treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease in children

The physical health of young children is what parents care about most. If there is a problem with the child's body, parents will definitely be very worried and don't know how to deal with it. We suggest that parents should pay attention to protecting the physical health of their children in daily life, and learn more about common diseases in young children. One disease that young children are prone to is hand, foot and mouth disease. Below we will introduce the treatment methods of hand, foot and mouth disease in young children.

General treatment

(1) 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.

(2) Pay attention to maintaining the balance of water, electrolytes, acid and alkali and protecting important organs.

(3) 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.

(4) Patients with signs of respiratory failure such as hypoxemia and dyspnea should receive mechanical ventilation as soon as possible.

(5) Maintain stable blood pressure and administer vasoactive drugs if necessary.

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

Antiviral drugs

Because antiviral drugs are generally best used 24 to 48 hours before onset of illness. Often when we diagnose hand, foot and mouth disease, the most effective treatment stage has passed, and the use of antiviral drugs is not recommended now.

In the above article, we introduced a common pediatric disease, which is hand, foot and mouth disease. We know that hand, foot and mouth disease is very harmful, so we must help children prevent this disease. The above article introduces in detail the treatment methods of hand, foot and mouth disease in young children.