The treatments for HFMD in children include symptomatic treatment, critical care treatment and life intervention.
1. Symptomatic treatment: Hand, foot and mouth disease in children is an acute infectious disease caused by intestinal viruses, and ordinary cases are mainly treated with symptomatic treatment without specific drugs, and can gradually recover in about 10 days, during which ibuprofen or acetaminophen is needed to control the body temperature if fever occurs.
2. Critical care: HFMD can cause serious complications such as encephalitis and pulmonary edema, therefore, if the child becomes drowsy, comatose, or has difficulty breathing during the treatment period, the doctor needs to provide timely treatment, use mannitol and furosemide to control the intracranial hypertension if necessary, and use glucocorticoids such as dexamethasone and gammaglobulin to control the neurological symptoms if necessary.
Oxygen should be maintained to maintain normal respiratory function, and blood oxygen saturation should be monitored to ensure the function of vital organs.
3. Life Intervention: When herpes appears in the child’s mouth, it may affect eating, parents need to choose light and cool food for the child, strengthen rest, during the disease is infectious, need to be isolated at home for 1~2 weeks, parents should pay attention to protection to avoid cross infection.
Children suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease should consult a doctor in a timely manner, and follow the doctor’s advice and active treatment, so as not to miss the opportunity for treatment. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor.