Hand, foot and mouth disease symptoms and treatment

Diseases are very common, and there are many types of common diseases. Different diseases have different symptoms and treatments. Therefore, when treating the disease, you must have a good understanding of the disease so that you know what method to choose during the treatment process. What are the symptoms and treatments of hand, foot and mouth disease? You need to have a good understanding of hand, foot and mouth disease.

Many people are not very clear about the symptoms and treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease. This is because they don’t know much about it, so when treating it, they don’t know what method to choose. The following is a detailed introduction to hand, foot and mouth disease.

Hand, foot and mouth disease symptoms and treatment:

symptom:

1 After children are infected with enterovirus, most of them will develop fever and high body temperature. Scattered herpes the size of rice grains appears on the oral mucosa and is extremely painful.

2 Patients with mild symptoms may have symptoms similar to upper respiratory tract infection in the early stages, such as coughing, runny nose and drooling. Some children may also experience nausea, vomiting and other reactions. Some children do not have fever, but only show rash on the hands, feet, and buttocks or herpetic pharyngitis, and the condition is relatively mild.

3 Patients begin to develop a rash 1 to 2 days after the onset of fever, usually on the hands, feet, buttocks, or oral mucosal herpes. Most children recover within a week after their fever drops and their rash disappears.

4. The condition of severe patients progresses rapidly, and meningitis, encephalitis, and pulmonary edema may occur within 1-5 days of onset. In very rare cases, the condition is critical and can lead to death, and survivors may have sequelae. Severely ill patients show symptoms of poor spirits, drowsiness, easy fright, headache, vomiting, and even coma; limb tremors, myoclonus, eye movement disorders; rapid breathing, difficulty breathing, and coughing.

Treatment:

1. Patients with mild symptoms can be given antiviral, anti-infection, and systemic supportive treatment; severe patients should also be closely monitored for changes in their condition, especially the functions of important organs such as the brain, lungs, and heart; critically ill patients should pay special attention to monitoring blood pressure, blood gas analysis, and chest X-rays.

2 Drug treatment, commonly used ones are acyclovir, valacyclovir, famciclovir, traditional Chinese medicine, etc., which are highly effective and broad-spectrum antiviral drugs, which can significantly shorten the fever and skin lesion healing time and relieve the pain of oral herpes.

3. For anti-infection treatment, you can use mouthwash or apply it locally.

4. Exercise your physical fitness and improve your body's immunity, which can resist viral infections and prevent the recurrence of viral diseases.

5 Severely ill patients need hospitalization for treatment

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of the symptoms and treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease. Therefore, when treating such diseases, we can follow the above methods. However, it should be noted that when treating such diseases, we cannot be blind. It is very important to examine the patient's body first.