Hand, foot and mouth disease scabs can not be considered cured, but also need to be combined with clinical indicators of comprehensive judgment, such as liver function, cardiac enzymes recovered as well as the absence of respiratory symptoms, generally can be considered clinically cured.
HFMD is an infectious disease caused by a variety of human enteroviruses, transmitted through the fecal-oral route, and is most common in infants and young children under 5 years of age. The typical manifestation is herpes on the hands, feet and mouth area, accompanied by itching. After the herpes scabs over, if there is no new rash, it means that the disease is recovering, but it cannot be considered cured.
Most uncomplicated HFMD and herpes pharyngitis will resolve on their own within 7 days. Treatment is supportive. Pain and discomfort can be controlled with ibuprofen or acetaminophen.
This is because in addition to causing a localized rash, the HFMD virus may damage the liver and heart muscle and cause respiratory symptoms. Therefore, it is important to combine liver function, cardiac enzyme profile, and inflammation indicators to clarify whether HFMD is cured.
If the function of each organ is normal, there are no clinical symptoms and no new rash appears, clinical recovery is considered.