Introduction: The spring season, “hand, foot and mouth” once again rampant, baby parents a time to guard against, smell “hand, foot and mouth” phobia. But “hand, foot and mouth” is a particularly cunning guy, in the early stages of the disease, it often hides itself in many common diseases, the symptoms are very similar to many diseases, so that mothers and fathers “dumb and confused”. So what symptoms are similar to the early stage of hand-foot-mouth?
A, “hand, foot and mouth” and papular urticaria
Papular urticaria is an allergic skin disease, generally because of insect bites and blisters, papules and other rash symptoms, and not serious.
Differentiation of the big one: blistering characteristics
The blisters of papular urticaria are skin-colored or light red or light brown, hard to the touch, varying in size, with no redness around them, and the affected children will mostly itch intensely, and can be clustered or scattered, mostly on the chest and back and extremities.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is mostly rice-shaped oval white blisters surrounded by a red halo, looks drier, does not itch, mostly seen on the fingertips, palms, feet, mouth and other parts of the body.
Identification of the big method two: accompanying symptoms
Papular urticaria is usually accompanied by intense itching, especially at night, which seriously affects the baby’s sleep.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is not itchy, and usually does not affect the baby’s sleep excessively.
Second, “hand, foot and mouth” and chickenpox
Chickenpox is caused by the chickenpox virus, while hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by the coxsackie 16 virus in the intestinal tract disease.
The first way to identify: “pox” where to go
Chicken pox is usually found all over the body, most often on the front and back of the abdomen. In addition, the scalp, soles of the feet, fingers, palms of the hands may appear “pimples”.
Hand, foot and mouth disease “pox” mainly in the oral mucosa, hands and feet, accompanied by oropharyngeal or oral ulcer symptoms.
Identification of the second method: “pox” look like
Chicken pox usually appears on the day of the fever or the next day as a red rash the size of a grain of rice, which turns into a bright, droplet-like herpes a few hours later, with a slightly larger, thinner skin and an itchy feeling. The disease usually lasts 1-2 weeks.
In HFMD, the “pimples” are smaller and redder in color, and the itching is not obvious. Low fever is accompanied by systemic symptoms such as runny nose, anorexia, sore throat, and abdominal pain. The herpes on the oral mucosa is about 1-3mm in size, and when it breaks, it becomes a shallow vesicle or ulcer with a distinct burning sensation; the palms of the hands and the backs of the toes are generally red papules or blisters, ranging from a few to dozens. Generally for 7-10 days.
Differentiation method 3: accompanying symptoms
Children with chickenpox do not have a sore throat or refusal to eat due to sore throat.
Children with hand, foot and mouth disease have a sore throat and refuse to eat due to sore throat.