Symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease in children

Symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease in children:

Many children will have hand, foot and mouth disease in autumn. When they are sick, their skin will have many blisters and itching. Along with the symptoms of fever, this disease can also be transmitted to others.

1. General symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease in children

When hand, foot and mouth disease occurs, its manifestations are diverse. Generally speaking, hand, foot and mouth disease can be cured within a week, and the prognosis is good. There are only a few complications and serious diseases. When the condition is serious, meningitis, encephalitis, encephalomyelitis, pulmonary edema and body circulation disorders may also occur, and death may occur. Therefore, it is very important for patients to detect and treat the disease as early as possible. The incidence of the disease is higher in infants and young children under 3 years old, and the disease progresses extremely rapidly, so early diagnosis and treatment are required.

2. Common disease sites

When patients develop hand, foot and mouth disease in the early stage, the basic situation is to see whether there are blisters on the hands, feet, mouth, buttocks and other parts. This is one of the main manifestations of the disease, but it is not the only symptom. The rash in some cases is not typical, especially in severe patients. According to different clinical manifestations, hand, foot and mouth disease has other symptoms. For example: fever, cough, runny nose, loss of appetite and other manifestations; severe patients may also have mental disorders, drowsiness, headache, vomiting, shaking, cramps, physical ataxia, eye disorders, weakness and other neurological diseases, and may also experience body convulsions, coma, breathing difficulties, foamy sputum, shock and other conditions.

When a child has hand, foot and mouth disease, parents should observe the child's condition at all times and see if it is serious as soon as possible. Go to the hospital for outpatient treatment, or observe at home, but follow up in time. Severe children should be hospitalized.