How to treat hand, foot and mouth disease in children

Hand, foot and mouth disease in children is caused by a virus, so there is no specific treatment. Therefore, the treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease in children is mainly to deal with the symptoms and limit the risk of complications of the disease.

Hand, foot and mouth disease in children is caused by a virus, so there is no specific treatment. Accordingly, the main treatment goals are symptomatic treatment and active treatment measures to maintain vital functions in severe cases, especially when there is circulatory failure, respiratory failure:
Hypothermia : When the child has a high fever of 38.5 degrees Celsius or more, the child should immediately use the antipyretic acetaminophen (paracetamol); Replenish water and electrolytes: Give the child an electrolyte solution (oresol, hydrite); For children with fever and mouth ulcers, vitamin C, zinc...; Treatment of mouth ulcers, sore throats: Wipe your mouth before and after eating with glycerin borate solution. Oral gels have antiseptic and pain-relieving effects, solve anorexia, help children eat and drink easier; When detecting symptoms of encephalopathy - meningoencephalitis: It is necessary to take anticonvulsant drugs and transfer to a higher level for intensive treatment. In addition, parents should be instructed to recognize high-risk signs in children with hand-foot-and-mouth disease such as high fever, lethargy, vomiting, etc. to take the child to a medical facility promptly.
Closely monitor clinical signs of no risk from 1-2 days or after 1 week when the baby starts to recover. If the child has more severe signs or unusual symptoms, the child should be taken to the hospital immediately.
It should be noted: Hand, foot and mouth disease in children is an infection caused by an intestinal virus, so antibiotics will usually not be effective in treating the disease. In contrast, the arbitrary use of antibiotics can harm health, make the disease worse, create drug resistance in the community, making it very difficult to treat the disease in general and treat hand, foot and mouth disease. in children in particular.

Care and nutrition regime for children with hand, foot and mouth disease should be noted:
Children should be given soft and liquid foods that children usually prefer; Limit hard, spicy, hot, easily irritating foods; When feeding children, should be careful not to touch the sores in the child's mouth because it is easy to cause pain, the child will be afraid to eat; To rehydrate and rehydrate, children can be given fresh fruit juices. If the child is breastfeeding, the frequency and duration of feedings should be increased; If the child has a high fever, it is necessary to give the child oresol solution, cool the child to cool down. If the child still has a high fever, paracetamol can be used to reduce the temperature, but pay attention to the dosage to avoid overdose, then take the child to the doctor as soon as possible.

Currently there is no vaccine to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease for children. The most effective way to prevent and control the epidemic is to prevent the spread of disease from sick people to healthy people. Precautionary measures include:
Limit contact with the patient unless absolutely necessary; After patient contact and care, hands should be washed thoroughly with soap or detergent; Do not puncture the blisters or blisters on the baby's skin because it is easy to cause a more serious infection; Sanitize children's items (such as toys) and clean the child's room with suitable disinfectant solutions; It is necessary to closely monitor the signs of suspected disease; Let the child rest at home until the illness is completely cured. When detecting symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease in children, parents need to quickly take the child to a medical facility, preferably a pediatric department, a children's hospital or an infectious disease examination and treatment facility. pediatric specialty.

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