Severe hand, foot and mouth disease

Diseases are very common and there are many types of diseases. When treating diseases, the choice of methods is also very important. Different diseases require different treatment methods. Therefore, when treating a disease, you must first understand the disease treatment so that you will know what treatment method is best. Severe hand, foot and mouth disease is a disease that can cause great harm to children's bodies.

Many people don’t know much about severe hand, foot and mouth disease. This disease is mainly characterized by itching on the body, and severe patients will also have other symptoms. Therefore, the choice of method is also very critical in the treatment of this type of disease.

Treatment of severe hand, foot and mouth disease:

1. General treatment

If there are no complications, the prognosis of this disease is generally good and most patients recover within a week. Mainly for symptomatic treatment.

(1) First, isolate the sick child, and those in contact should be disinfected and isolated to avoid cross infection.

(2) Provide symptomatic treatment and maintain good oral care. For severe oral herpes and ulcers, gargle or apply Kangfuxin liquid to the affected area. You can also mix Smecta into a paste and apply it to the ulcer surface with a cotton swab after meals.

(3) Clothes and bedding should be clean, comfortable, soft, and changed frequently.

(4) Cut your baby’s nails short and wrap your baby’s hands if necessary to prevent scratching the rash.

(5) In the early stages of a rash on the hands and feet, apply calamine lotion. When herpes forms or breaks, apply 0.5% iodine tincture.

(6) For babies with rashes on their buttocks, their urine and feces should be cleaned up at all times and their buttocks should be kept clean and dry.

(7) You can take antiviral drugs and Chinese herbal medicines that clear heat and detoxify, and supplement vitamins B and C.

2. Combined 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.

3. 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.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of the treatment methods of severe hand, foot and mouth disease. Therefore, when treating it, you can follow the above methods. However, it should be noted that when treating this type of disease, the diet should be light, which is conducive to the treatment of the disease.